Dr Piera Santullo
Consultant in Rehabilitation
Tracheostomy Management Expert Witnesses
Tracheostomy Management involves the care and monitoring of patients with a surgically created opening in the neck to support breathing or airway clearance. It includes tube selection, routine cleaning, suctioning, humidification, tube changes and assessment for decannulation. Potential complications include tube blockage, accidental displacement, bleeding, infection and airway obstruction. Independent Tracheostomy Management Expert Witnesses can provide specialist opinions on airway care, staff training, monitoring, emergency response, delayed recognition of complications, causation, prognosis and standards of care in Clinical Negligence cases.
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