RT Book, Section A1 Cronan, Kathleen M. A1 Kane, revised by Emily Roumm A2 Zaoutis, Lisa B. A2 Chiang, Vincent W. SR Print(0) ID 1146125681 T1 Replacing a Tracheostomy Tube T2 Comprehensive Pediatric Hospital Medicine, 2e YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071829281 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1146125681 RD 2024/03/28 AB Tracheostomy tubes are used in pediatric patients primarily for mechanical ventilation in chronically ill patients and to overcome obstruction. Replacing an established tracheostomy is part of routine care for pediatric patients who have tracheostomy tubes. While parents or home nurses often replace tracheostomy tubes at home on a regular basis, hospital-based health care providers infrequently perform this procedure. When patients with tracheostomies are hospitalized and the procedure is indicated, it is often carried out under urgent circumstances. Thus practitioners should acquire the skills to facilitate efficient replacement.