ENTAnaesthesia & ICU
Tracheostomy Emergencies
NTSP green/red algorithms — partial vs complete obstruction, displacement, bleed.
Source: National Tracheostomy Safety Project (NTSP) 2012
Step 1 of ~3
question
Patent Upper Airway?
Determines algorithm.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Celiprolol hydrochloride · Cardioselective beta-blocker (β1 + β2 partial agonist)
- Camellia sinensis (sinecatechins) · Topical green tea catechin extract
- Buprenorphine · Opioid partial agonist (μ-receptor partial agonist, κ-antagonist)
- Indocyanine Green (Intravitreal Chromovitrectomy) · Diagnostic Dye — Vitreoretinal Surgery / ICG Angiography
- Lissamine Green 1% Eye Drops · Vital Dye — Ocular Surface Staining (Dry Eye Diagnosis)
- Aripiprazole · Atypical Antipsychotic (Partial D2 Agonist)
Pathways
- Adult Upper Airway Obstruction (Stridor) · DAS 2015 unanticipated difficult airway; RCEM
- Epistaxis Management · ENT-UK / NICE
- Acute Otitis Media · NICE NG91 2018
- Tonsillitis and Sore Throat · NICE NG84 2018
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo · NICE CG124 / AAO-HNS Guidelines
- Acute Rhinosinusitis · NICE NG79 2017 / EPOS 2020
Decision support only. Always apply local guidelines and clinical judgement.