Tracheostomy care Open Approach Admit patient into an ICU setting. Administer antibiotics appropriate to the surgical repair and wound bed. Some advocate suppression antibiotics when a stent is used. Initiate antireflux management. The role of postoperative intubation still is controversial.
Grafts are susceptible to infection, resorption, displacement, and extrusion.
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