Practicals · Traumatology and Surgery · Resuscitative procedures
Tracheostomy / tracheotomy (open and percutaneous)
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- Essential (NMC)
- Also called
- tracheotomy
Videos and resources
- VideoTracheostomy Procedure with Hanns6:55
- VideoSurgical tracheostomy procedure2:38
- +66 more links
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Operative note template
How to write the operative note in the case sheet: blank template, worked example and printable PDF (free).
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Surgical airway / Cricothyroidotomy/Tracheostomy” ( NMC curriculum, page 6)
“Tracheotomy, open and percutaneous” ( NMC curriculum, page 8)