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Resume Of After-care Of A Tracheotomic CaseCategory: TRACHEOTOMY Source: A Manual Of Peroral Endoscopy And Laryngeal Surgery 1. Always bear in mind that tracheotomy is not an ultimate object. The ultimate object is to pipe air down into the lungs. Tracheotomy is only a means to that end. 2. Sterile tray beside bed should contain duplicate (exact) tracheotomy tube, Trousseau dilator, hemostat, thumb forceps, silver probe, scissors, scalpel, probe-pointed curved bistoury. Sterile gloves ready. 3. Special nursing necessary for safety. 4. Laxative. 5. Sponge away secretions before they are drawn in. 6. Cover wound with wide large gauze square slit so it fits around cannula under the tape holder. Pull off ravelings. Keep wet with 1 : 10,000 Bichloride solution. 7. Change dressing every hour or oftener. 8. Abundance of fresh air, temperature preferably about 70 degrees. 9. Nurse should remove inner cannula as often as needed and clean it with pipe cleaner before boiling. 10. Outer cannula should be changed every day by the surgeon or long-experienced tracheotomy nurse. A pilot should be used and care should be taken not to injure the cut ends of the tracheal cartilage. 11. A sterile, bent probe may be inserted downward in the trachea with both cannulae out to excite cough if necessary to expel secretions. An aspirating tube should be used, when necessary. 12. A patient with a properly fitted cannula free of secretions breathes noiselessly. Any sound demands immediate attention. 13. If the respiratory rate increase it is much more likely to be due to obstruction in, malposition of, or shortness of the cannula than to lung complications. 14. Be sure that: (a) The cannula is clear and clean. (b) The cannula is long enough to reach well down into the trachea. A cannula that was long enough when the operation was done may be too short after the cervical tissues swell. (c) The distal end of the cannula actually is deeply in the trachea. The only way to be sure is, when inserting the cannula, to spread the wound and the tracheal incision with a Trousseau dilator, then see the interior of the tracheal lumen and see the cannula enter therein. 15. If after attending to the above mentioned details there are still signs of obstructive dyspnea, a bronchoscopy should be done for finding and removal of the obstruction in the trachea or main bronchi. 16. If all the pipes, natural and instrumental, are clear there can be no such thing as obstructive dyspnea. 17. Pneumonia and pulmonary edema may exist before tracheotomy, but they are rare sequelae. 18. Decannulation, in cases of tracheotomy done for temporary conditions should not be attempted until the patient has slept at least 3 nights with his cannula tightly corked. A properly fitted cannula (i.e. one not larger than half the area of cross section of the trachea) permits the by-passage of plenty of air. A partial cork should be worn for a few days first for testing and weaning a child away from the easier breathing through the neck. In cases of chronic laryngeal stenosis a prolonged test is necessary before attempting decannulation. 19. A tracheotomic case may be aphonic, hence unable to call for help. 20. The foregoing rules apply to the post-operative periods. After the wound has healed and a fistula is established, the patient, if not a child, may learn to care for his own cannula. [298] 21. Do not give cough-sedatives or narcotics. The cough reflex is the watch dog of the lungs. Next: Notes On Nursing Tracheotomized Patients Previous: Resume Of Emergency Tracheotomy
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