Policy and Procedure of Inflation and Deflation of Cuffed Tracheostomy Tube

DG of Health Services and Programmes

Acknowledgement

Respiratory Care Services (RCS) department would like to thank and appreciate the great efforts of all staff from different institutions in the Sultanate of Oman who participated in writing this Policy and Procedure and also in particular to the following staff:

Latifa Al-Ismaili

Al Nahdha Hospital

Dr. Antara Gokhale

Royal Hospital

Haifaa Mohammed Al Sadi

Directorate General of Nursing Affairs

Saada Bader Saif Al Suqri

Directorate General of Nursing Affairs

Fatima V. Marasigan

Directorate General of Specialized Medical Care

Asaad Al Qasmi

Directorate General of Specialized Medical Care

Acronyms

ICU

Intensive Care Unit

MLT

Minimal Leak Technique

MOV

Minimal Occlusive Volume

RCS

Respiratory Care Services

TT

Tracheostomy Tube

1 - Introduction