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45-Minute Session

Pro/Con: Early Tracheostomy in Adults: How Soon Is Too Soon?

Tuesday, February 25, 2025
8:00am – 8:45am Eastern Time
Location: W224GH
CE: 0.75

The optimal timing of tracheostomy has long been debated. This session is a pro/con debate exploring the latest available evidence on to early tracheostomy.

Learning Objectives:

  • List the advantages of early tracheostomy in adults
  • List the disadvantages of early tracheostomy in adults
  • Describe the complications of prolonged intubation and tracheostomy in adults

Presentations:

  • 8:00am – 8:45am Eastern Time
    Early Tracheostomy Is Bad

    Michelle Rausen, MS, RRT, RRT-ACCS – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

  • 8:00am – 8:45am Eastern Time
    Early Tracheostomy Is Good

    Niels Martin, MD, FCCM (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania