My Dad in ICU Has Been Off the Ventilator for Over a Week Now. Can He Have the Tracheostomy Removed?

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My Dad in ICU Has Been Off the Ventilator for Over a Week Now. Can He Have the Tracheostomy Removed?

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Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from intensivecarehotline.com, with another quick tip for families in intensive care. We have a membership for families of critically ill patients in intensive care and you can get access to our membership at intensivecarehotline.com by clicking on the membership link or by going to intensivecaresupport.org directly. In the membership, you have access to me and my team 24 hours a day and we answer all questions intensive care related and you can email us your questions.

Now, today, I want to answer a question from one of our members and our member writes an email and just says, “What are some of the markers my dad would need to wean him off the tracheostomy? He’s been off the ventilator for a few weeks now. He’s maintaining good blood oxygen levels. He had three days in a row when he didn’t need much or to be suctioned. Today, he did need suctioning and he has a great cough. It seems like my dad is handling his secretions well, but I’m not sure if he’s had a swallow test at this point or any other results if he has..."

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