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Management of tracheostomy: a survey of Dutch intensive care units Veelo DP; Schultz MJ; Phoa KY; Dongelmans DA; Binnekade JM; Spronk PERespir Care 2008[Dec]; 53 (12): 1709-15OBJECTIVE: To determine tracheostomy-management practices in Dutch intensive care units (ICUs) and post-ICU step-down facilities. METHODS: We surveyed the physician medical directors of all Dutch nonpediatric ICUs that have > or = 5 beds suitable for mechanical ventilation. The survey asked for demographic information about the hospital and ICU setting, and for information and opinions about tracheostomy management in the ICU and step-down facilities, and the use of tracheostomy-management guidelines. RESULTS: Forty-four of the 69 ICUs responded. Sixty-four percent of the respondent ICUs only deflate the cuff when the patient is breathing spontaneously, without assistance from the ventilator. Fifty-nine percent do not routinely change the tracheostomy tube. Almost half use inner cannulas in tracheostomy tubes. Overall, intensivists were most often involved in the follow-up of discharged tracheostomized patients. In the nonacademic hospitals, specialized ICU nurses were more often involved (P = .05). Sixty-four percent indicated they have no guideline for managing discharged tracheostomized patients. There was a diversity of opinion (median visual-analog-scale score 5.0, 95% confidence interval 3.0 to 8.0) on whether the tracheostomy tube should be removed "at once" or after "down-sizing." CONCLUSIONS: There were large differences in tracheostomy management among Dutch ICUs. ICU and post-ICU tracheostomy-management guidelines are lacking and needed.|*Tracheostomy[MESH]|Attitude of Health Personnel[MESH]|Clinical Protocols[MESH]|Critical Care/*organization & administration/statistics & numerical data[MESH]|Guideline Adherence[MESH]|Health Care Surveys[MESH]|Humans[MESH]|Netherlands[MESH]|Practice Guidelines as Topic[MESH]|Practice Patterns, Physicians'/*statistics & numerical data[MESH]|Respiration, Artificial[MESH] |
