Humidification
It is ideal to keep the air entering the trach tube heated and humidified to avoid mucus plugs and keep the stoma healthy.
This can be accomplished with either a heat and moister exchanger (HME) also referred to as an “artificial nose” or a humidified trach collar (HTC).
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