AARC Clinical Practice Guideline: Management of Adult Patients With Tracheostomy in the Acute Care Setting
Respiratory Care
Mussa, C. C., Gomaa, D., et al. (2021).
Respiratory Care, 66(1), 156-169.
This evidence-based guideline provides recommendations for tracheostomy tube management in adult patients in the acute setting.
American Association for Respiratory Care
Adult patients in the acute care setting should be managed by multidisciplinary tracheostomy teams that may include physicians, respiratory therapists, speech-language pathologists, nurses, dieticians, and social workers (Evidence Level B).
