Evidence of decannulation readiness has been limited to expert opinion, 3-5 survey studies, 6-8 single-center experience, 9,10 unvalidated scores to predict decannulation success, 11-13 and a few ...

There are other instances when a tracheostomy may be capped before decannulation. For example, if you have a tracheostomy for surgery, once you’ve healed enough, it might be capped briefly ...

Accidental decannulation is the term that describes accidental dislodgment of the tracheostomy tube. This is a potential complication that can occur at any time following tracheostomy placement.

Correspondence Capping or Suctioning for Tracheostomy Decannulation Published December 16, 2020 N Engl J Med 2020;383: 2480 - 2481 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc2031385 ...

It has also been adopted by several long-term care facilities across Perth. We have found that patients once thought incapable of permanent decannulation are now achieving this goal. Our evidence ...

Decannulation Decannulation should only be undertaken when the patient has successfully completed the weaning programme and the MDT have confirmed that it is safe to remove the tracheostomy tube. Key ...

The process – decannulation – is done without surgery, and was 100% effective in a group of patients studied by Dr. Philip George, respiratory director of Flushing’s Franklin Rehabilitation ...

Successful decannulation was more likely with younger patients, those with a higher BMI, and those who had a lower FiO2 at tracheostomy. Pneumothorax was associated with lower rates of decannulation.

In the 16 patients who passed the ECMO-free trials, 14 (87.5%) were decannulated from venovenous ECMO, with a median time of 2.5 days from first passed ECMO-free trial to decannulation.