The ISPAT project: Implementation of a standardized training program for caregivers of children with tracheostomy.
Cansu Y I L M A Z YegitAyse Ayzit KilincSinem Can OksayFusun UnalHakan YazanEbru KöstereliAynur GulievaHüseyin ArslanSelçuk UzunerZeynep Reyhan OnayAzer Kilic BaskanAbdulhamit CollakEmine AtagAlmala Pınar ErgenekonNilay B A S EkizogluPinar AySedat OktemYasemin GokdemirSaniye GiritErkan CakirZeynep Seda UyanHaluk CokugrasBulent KaradagFazilet KarakocEla Erdem EralpPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2021)
Theoretical courses and practical hands-on-training (HOT) courses are highly effective in improving the practices in TC. A standardized training program including HOT should be implemented before discharge from the hospital. Still there is a need to assess the impact of the program on tracheostomy-related complications, morbidity, and mortality in the long term.