Respiratory Therapist

Answers: A, B and D-Common complications following tracheostomy when the stoma is completely healed are obstruction from mucous plugs, tracheal esophageal fistula and infection.

A patient can have infection, tracheal esophageal fistula, erosion of innominate artery, hemorrhage, obstruction of mucous plugs, inadvertent insertion into the subcutaneous tissue and constipation associated with the inability to increase abdominal pressure due to bypassed vocal cords.