The nurse is caring for a patient with a longstanding permanent tracheostomy that has been in place for several years in order to provide mechanical ventilation.Which type of tracheostomy does the nurse anticipate this patient may have based on the health history?

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A longstanding permanent tracheostomy that has been in place for several years for mechanical ventilation is most likely to be a cuffed tracheostomy. Cuffed tracheostomies are preferred for long-term ventilation to minimize the risk of aspiration and to allow for better control of ventilation. Uncuffed tracheostomies are more commonly used for weaning from mechanical ventilation, while fenestrated tracheostomies are used for speech and weaning from mechanical ventilation.

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