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The Primacy of Patient-Centered Outcomes in Tracheostomy Care

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  1. Boston Children’s Hospital Tracheostomy Team, Institute for Professionalism and Ethical Practice, Boston Children’s Hospital, 4 Oakhill Drive, Methuen, MA, 01844, USA

    Erin Ward

  2. Acute and Chronic Care, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, 525 N Wolfe St, Rm 442, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA

    Vinciya Pandian

  3. Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine, 1500 East Medical Center Drive SPC 5312, 1904 Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-5312, USA

    Michael J. Brenner

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Dr. Pandian has received a research grant from Smith Medicals for a talking tracheostomy tube study and has served as a consultant for Medtronics’ clinical questions; however, none of those funds have been used for the preparation of this commentary.

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Erin Ward and Michael Brenner have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Ward, E., Pandian, V. & Brenner, M.J. The Primacy of Patient-Centered Outcomes in Tracheostomy Care. Patient 11, 143–145 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-017-0283-3

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