Tracheostomy decannulation

HH O'Connor, AC White - Respiratory care, 2010 - rc.rcjournal.com
Tracheostomy tubes are placed for a variety of reasons, including failure to wean from
mechanical ventilation, inability to protect the airway due to impaired mental status, inability to …

When to change a tracheostomy tube

AC White, S Kher, HH O'Connor - Respiratory Care, 2010 - rc.rcjournal.com
Knowing when to change a tracheostomy tube is important for optimal management of all
patients with tracheostomy tubes. The first tracheostomy tube change, performed 1–2 weeks …

Decannulation following tracheostomy for prolonged mechanical ventilation

HH O'Connor, KJ Kirby, N Terrin… - Journal of Intensive …, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: We examined the process of decannulation following tracheostomy in patients
transferred to a long-term acute care (LTAC) hospital for weaning from prolonged …

Accidental decannulation following placement of a tracheostomy tube

…, E Purcell, MB Urquhart, B Joseph, HH O'Connor - Respiratory …, 2012 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Accidental decannulation is a cause of substantial morbidity and mortality
in patients in long-term acute care hospitals who require a tracheostomy tube. OBJECTIVE: …

Prolonged mechanical ventilation: review of care settings and an update on professional reimbursement

AC White, HH O'Connor, K Kirby - Chest, 2008 - Elsevier
The goal of this article is to provide an update on recent changes to current procedural
terminology codes used for billing physician services for mechanical ventilation in chronic care …

Terminal withdrawal of mechanical ventilation at a long-term acute care hospital: comparison with a medical ICU

…, P Shantilal, E Garpestad, NS Hill, HH O'Connor - Chest, 2009 - Elsevier
Background Failure to wean from prolonged mechanical ventilation (MV) is common in long-term
acute care hospitals (LTACHs), but the process of terminal withdrawal of MV in …

Antipsychotic prescribing patterns, and the factors and outcomes associated with their use, among patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation in the long-term …

NS Al-Qadheeb, HH O'Connor… - Annals of …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
BACKGROUND: Administration of scheduled antipsychotic therapy to mechanically ventilated
patients to prevent or treat delirium is common, despite the lack of evidence to support its …

Unplanned transfers following admission to a long-term acute care hospital: a quality issue

…, N Muraldihar, HH O'Connor… - Chronic Respiratory …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
The unplanned transfer of patients from long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) back to
acute facilities disrupts the continuity of care, delays recovery and increases the cost of care. …

Patient-ventilator interaction in the long-term acute-care hospital

M Ghamloush, HH O'Connor, AC White - Respiratory care, 2011 - rc.rcjournal.com
Optimizing patient-ventilator synchrony is essential in managing patients who require prolonged
mechanical ventilation in the long-term acute-care hospital. Inadequate synchrony can …

Prolonged mechanical ventilation: Are you a lumper or a splitter?

HH O'Connor - Respiratory care, 2011 - rc.rcjournal.com
In this issue of RESPIRATORY CARE, Kojicic and colleagues describe long-term survival in
patients who underwent tracheostomy for anticipated or prolonged mechanical ventilation (…