Open Access<p>The Clinical Application of the Tracheostomy Decision-Making Program in Respiratory Care Center Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation Patients in Taiwan</p>
Author(s) -
Chienhsiu Huang,
I-Hung Chen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s285795
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory care , intubation , mechanical ventilation , endotracheal tube , endotracheal intubation , clinical decision making , respiratory therapist , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , surgery
We applied the tracheostomy decision-making program for respiratory care center prolonged mechanical ventilation patients. Our objectives are to correct the misconception of patients about tracheostomy. We expect to understand whether the program is effective in educating patients and whether the patients are satisfied with the results of their decision-making. We compared the prognostic differences between patients receiving tracheostomy and those who continue to have an endotracheal tube, which serves as our basis to provide suggestions for patients in the shared decision-making program.