Comprehensive Tracheostomy Care is a resource developed by the UK National Tracheostomy Safety Project (NTSP) to help promote and facilitate the safe management of tracheostomies and laryngectomies.

The scope includes hospital in-patient specialist areas such as critical care, head & neck units and specialist wards, but it is also applicable to more general wards, outpatient and community settings. The majority of the content is for adult patients, complemented by a dedicated pediatric chapter developed with colleagues from Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The manual is a ‘one stop shop’ covering all aspects of tracheostomy and laryngectomy management.

It includes multidisciplinary resources from surgical, anesthetic, nursing, intensive care and allied health backgrounds, along with guidance from key UK stakeholder organizations.

Emergency guidance has been reviewed and endorsed by relevant Royal Colleges, national organizations and patient groups.

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