Management and outcome
The surgery was successful. The anaesthetist told me he will be like to do awake extubation because patient was grade 2 view on intubation. This method is used to perform an extubation once the patient is fully awake and able to maintain his own airway (e SAFE, 2017) I prepared for awake extubation, all the airway equipment for the intubation were kept for anaesthetic emergence, guedel, laryngoscope, bougie, 20ml syringe. (REF must not be thrown away) .I place an Inco - pad on the chest of the patient for the anaesthetist to put the removed tube, for cleanliness and to prevent infection (REF).
Prior to the extubation of the patient, the Anaesthetist checked the patient’s response to verbal command and recalled after
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The anaesthetist removed the ETT and proceeded to place a tight fitted mask on patients face. (REF)She then alerted the team that there was a problem with the patient airway (REF). The mask did not mist up – indicating of no air movement return, there was no carbon dioxide trace on the capnography and the patient oxygen saturation dropped steadily from 100% to 90%. He instigated vigorous jaw thrust to improve oxygenation, and using continuous positive airway pressure(CPAP) to deliver 100% oxygen flow through the breathing bag attached to the anaesthetic machine but all this effort was not having any effect on the ventilation. He then asked my mentor the Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) to administer 50mg/5ml of intravenous Propofol. An open airway was established within minute which confirmed the anaesthetist suspected diagnosis that the patient had a severe laryngospasm and the anaesthetic effect relaxed the patient’s vocal cords.( REF algorithm of Laryngospasm)DAS
Laryngospasm is a condition where vocal cord suddenly seized up. It is defined as an acute glottis closure by the vocal cord (Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia, 2006,). There is the closure of the vocal cord when taking a breath from irritation, blocking the flow of air into the lungs.
The pathophysiology of laryngospasm is the primitive protective
During the surgery, since Parkview is a teaching hospital, a student entered the operation room and preforms the intubation. 7. The student, Vanhoey, lacerated Mullins esophagus and it caused Mullins
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While auscultating sounds of lung fields no wheezing was found, and VS were within normal range for patient as determined through comparison of chartings on 10/23/2015 thru the morning and lunch VS of 10/26/ 2015 before impaired gas exchange was detected. 10/26/2015 2. Administer O2 @ 2L N/C
The wedges might have been more efficient to place under the bottom of the patient, to help double as pressure relief and to keep her up in the bed. She was previously diagnosed with pneumonia, so it was not associated with ventilation and she was being treated for this with Vancomycin and Piperacillin-tazobactam,
So now that he was unable to get IV access, he had to obtain an intraosseous infusion (IO). Upon insertion of the IO, you could hear the drill perforate through the tibia. Through the access, Narcan was administered. The advance support provider then took over to establish an advanced airway. He was asking for certain equipment and I can remember feeling my adrenaline pump through my veins, it was really a mix of
The individual breathes deeply during this time because heavy breaths of oxygen must be taken in for the lactic acid to be broken
Oddly enough, that same person walked through my door about thirty minutes later, or at least I thought it was him. I yelled at him. Full on screamed at him for giving me a medicine that nearly killed me. He looked flustered, but then recovered moments later. “What are you talking about?”
Annette’s reason for admittance at the hospital is an overall weakness, flu-like symptoms, and difficulty with breathing (Prizio, n.d.). She is diagnosed with diabetic acidosis, left upper lobe pneumonia, and a bacterial infection (Prizio, n.d.). Unfortunately, her condition becomes worse. Annette’s right lung collapses, her heart rate is irregular, and she has an episode of unresponsiveness that leads to mechanical ventilation (Prizio, n.d.). Annette has challenges weaning off the mechanical ventilation, which resulted in the placement of a tracheostomy and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (Prizio, n.d.).
Mr. A is admitted to the critical care unit post bowel resection, splenectomy, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and patient-ventilator dyssynchrony (PVD). He is an eighteen-year-old African American man who is placed on an IV infusion of Norcuron and Ativan. The major outcomes expected for Mr. A would be for him to be able to wean of the ventilator, be hemodynamically stable, heal adequately, tolerate his diet, have adequate bowel elimination, and be able to adjust to his life with optimal functioning. The problems that are to be manage include, being on the ventilator, being sedated, having an elevated temperature, having a low hemoglobin, post surgical bowel resection, splenectomy, hypoxia and diet intolerance.
Background: Describe a nursing situation you encountered this week. Today we attended clinical for second time. Our main focus was patient with COPD or any gas exchange difficulty. We assessed the patients with gas exchange problems.
These initial twenty minutes were spent asking the patient to take deep breaths in order to wean them off supplemental oxygen. After the nurse demonstrates these exercises the patient must then do a return demonstration. Different breathing exercise styles were provided depending on the needs of the patient. The purpose of the project is to prevent postoperative lung complications such as pneumonia, bronchitis, relieve pain and improve oxygenation. Improvement of the patient’s oxygen saturation was measured by successful weaning of supplemental oxygenation.
The use of neurotoxin “periodic botulinum toxin” injections is considered to be the gold standard treatment for adductor spasmodic dysphonia. Botulinum toxin is produced by the bacterium clostridium botulinum and attains a “reversible neuromuscular blockade at presynaptic terminals, therefore, preventing the release of acetylcholine in response to action potentials” (Holden, Vokes, Taylor, Till & Crumley, 2007). Botox is directly put into the affected muscles of the larynx; therefore, injection of Botox is done in the thyroarytenoid or lateral cricoarytenoid muscles in individuals with adductor spasmodic dysphonia (Woo, 2009). Botox helps weaken the muscles by blocking the nerve impulse to the muscle and therefore improving the voice (Turkington
INTRODUCTION Orotracheal intubation is the commonest method to secure the airway during general anaesthesia. Direct laryngoscopy is used to facilitate orotracheal intubation and requires alignment of the oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal axes to achieve a straight line of sight for visualization of larynx.1 Video laryngoscopes have been introduced into clinical practice over last decade with the purpose of improving laryngeal visualization to facilitate intubation. Video laryngoscopes have a video chip embedded in the tip of the blade, which transmits magnified images to a display screen where they can then be viewed or recorded. Alignment of the oral, pharyngeal and laryngeal axes for a line-of-sight is not essential.2 This enables the operator
The procedure is usually performed under local anesthetic so that the patient does not experience aim during the procedure but can also resume normal activities immediately after undergoing the
In our study, the mean maximal IOP raise was less in LMA group when compared with ETT group during intubation. The variation in IOP at different time points was greater in ETT group when compared to LMA group. The hemodynamic changes correlated with changes in IOP in both the groups. In most of the cases in our study, tracheal intubation produced a raise in HR, MAP whereas LMA insertion was not associated with rise in these