Tracheostomy Teaching 2270
Tracheostomy Care Instructed patient long term complications include acute airway obstruction, blocked tube, Infection localized to stoma or
tracheo-bronchial
Reviewed April 2018
Reviewed for general reference only. Adapt to your patient, agency policy, and scope of practice.
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