Evaluation of a Specialised Tracheostomy Team for the Management of Patients With a Tracheostomy Cannula in a Belgium General Hospital: A Retrospective Study.

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Conditions studied: Tracheostomy Patients, Multidisciplinary Care Team, Outcomes, Hospital

In brief

Patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) frequently require prolonged mechanical ventilation. Difficulties in weaning from mechanical ventilation represent an important indication for performing a tracheotomy, which involves creating a temporary opening in the trachea into which a cannula is inserted. This procedure is often confused with a tracheostomy, in which a permanent stoma is created. Tracheotomy offers several clinical benefits, including increased patient comfort, reduced sedation requirements, decreased work of breathing, improved oral hygiene, a lower risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia, and lower mortality. With the increasing use of the percutaneous technique, the procedure is increasingly performed by intensivists. Consequently, the number of patients with a tracheostomy cannula in the ICU is increasing. Following clinical stabilisation, these patients are transferred to inpatient wards throughout the hospital according to their underlying pathology. However, nurses working on these wards encounter tracheostomy-related care less frequently, which may include suctioning, wound care, cannula care, and decannulation. Despite the availability of clinical procedures and protocols, a lack of knowledge, skills, and confidence in providing safe tracheostomy-related care persists. This increases the risk of complications such as cannula obstruction, infection, hypoxaemia, dislodgement, and bleeding. To address this issue, specialised multidisciplinary tracheostomy teams are increasingly being implemented. The aim of this retrospective study is to answer the following research question: What is the impact of a specialised multidisciplinary tracheostomy team on clinical outcomes in hospitalised patients with a tracheostomy cannula?

Key facts

Study ID
NCT07755969
Run by
Vitaz
People needed
200
Starts
2026-08-01
Expected to finish
2027-03-31
Last updated by the study team
2026-08-10

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Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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