Post‐Operative Tracheostomy Decannulation Protocol Following Head and Neck Free Flap Reconstruction: A Prospective Cohort Study
Implementation of a standardized protocol for post-operative head and neck reconstruction patients can give providers greater confidence in discerning which patients are appropriate for decannulation prior to discharge and prevent returns to the emergency room.
Authors
- Deanne L. King
- Del R. Sloneker
- Blake Hollowoa
- Mauricio Alejandro Moreno (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4834-4668)
- Matthew E. Spector (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7646-6075)
- Kyle P. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7333-9000)
- Kaersti L. Rickels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6061-0429)
- Jumin Sunde
- Samuel D. Cloyd
- Soroush Farsi
- Emre A. Vural
- William H. Weir
- J. Reed Gardner
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (US)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Head & Neck
- Published
- 2026-02-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.70185
- Primary Topic
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00