Bedside Percutaneous Tracheostomy versus Open Surgical Tracheostomy in Non-ICU Patients

Table 1

Standardized set for percutaneous tracheostomy. ICU Outreach Team, Soroka Medical Center.

Subject	Number of equipment
Surgical gown	3
Sterile gloves	3 pairs
Sterile towels	8–12
Set for percutaneous tracheostomy*	2
Skin and soft tissue dilator	1
Anesthesia medications**	1 set
Scissors	1
Tracheostomy report	1

*Usually, there are two different sizes of tracheostomy tubes in the set: size 9 for men and 8 for women.
**Anesthesia medications always include hypnotic agents, analgesics, and neuromuscular relaxants.