It is a surgical opening in the anterior wall of the trachea just below the larynx. Or is an operative procedure that creates a surgical airway in the cervical trachea.A tracheostomy may be performed
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University of Babylon
Faculty Of Nursing
Tracheostomy Care
PREPARED BY:
Master Student
Haider mohammed
ANATOMY
Tracheostomy
It is a surgical opening in the anterior wall of the
trachea just below the larynx. Or is an operative
procedure that creates a surgical airway in the
cervical trachea.A tracheostomy may be performed
as a permanent and emergency procedure.
INDICATIONS:-
1-To provide and maintain patent airway.
2-To enable the removal of tracheo-bronchial secretions.
3-To permit long term positive pressur ventilation.
4-To improve patient comfort.
5-To decrease the work of breathing and increase
volume of air entering the lungs
TYPES OF TRACHEOSTOMY
TUBES
Plastic or metal
Cuffed
Fenestrated
TYPES OF TRACHEOSTOMY
TUBE
PLASTIC
METAL
TYPES OF TRACHEOSTOMY
TUBES
CUFFED
FENESTRATED
speaking valve
Contraindications.
1-Suspected CSF leak (BOS fracture) or raised inter
cranial pressure.
2-Tracheo/oesophageal fistula.
3-Cancer in upper GI or respiratory tract.
4-Oesophageal or high GI surgery.
ANATOMICAL POSITIONING OF
TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE
COMPLICATIONS
Immediate
1-Hemorrhage
2-Hypoxia
3-Trauma to recurrent laryngeal nerve
4-Damage to esophagus
5-Pneumothorax
6-Infection
7-Subcutaneous emphysema
COMPLICATIONS
Early
1-Tube obstruction or displacement
2-Pooling of secretions leading to aspiration
3-Bleeding from tracheostomy site
4-Infection
COMPLICATIONS
Late
1-Airway obstruction with aspiration
2-Damage to larynx (Stenosis)
3-Tracheal stenosis
4-Tracheomalacia
5-Aspiration and pneumonia
6-Fistula formation .eg. Tracheo-cutaneous or tracheo-
oesopheal
CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH
TRACHEOSTOMY
Stoma care
1-care towards hygiene and asepsis is necessary.
2-Remember the skin surrounding the stoma is
also prone to irritation.
3-as per hospital policy and barrier cream applied
to the local skin cotton wool should be
avoided.
CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH
TRACHEOSTOMY
Tube care
1-Tubes need to be cleaned.
2-The area should be cleaned with normal saline {In
double cannula the inner cannula will need to be
removed and to be cleaned.
3-For cuffed tracheostomy tubes the pressure should be
measured in every shift{ as per hospital policy}.
CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH
TRACHEOSTOMY
Suctioning
1-Suctioning should be done PRN ,after chest PT and
Nebulization
2-Use the lowest pressure needed ,usually less than 120
mmHg and definitely not beyond 200mmHg.
3-Suctioning should be performed less than 10seconds.
Hazards Of Suctioning
1-Patient anxiety.
2-Changes in ICP.
3-Trauma.
4-Infection.
5-Pneumothorax.
6-Hypoxia.
7-Cardiac hazard.
CARE OF THE PATIENT WITH
TRACHEOSTOMY
Humidification
1-The normal humidification and air filtration system is
bypassed if the tracheostomy is in situate
2-Keep patients well hydrated-otherwise secretion will
become thicker and will lead to infection.
Nursing Diagnosis
1-Risk of ineffective air way clearance related
to increase secretion secondary to
tracheostomy.
2-Risk for infection related to excessive
polling of secretion.
3-Impaired verbal communication related to
inability to produce speech secondary to
tracheostomy.
Nursing Management
1-The patient and all hospital staff will demonstrate
and apply hand washing technique through
hospitalization.
2-the nurse educate the patient and his family about
transmission of infection after discharge.
3-assess and maintain for adequate humidity of
inspired air every two hours.
4-keep stoma free from any debris or mucous build
up as needed
5-check body vital sings.
6-keep patient with comfortable position.
7-give analgesic medication as order.
THINGS TO REMEMBER
DON’T PANIC
STERILE TECHNIQUE
SAFTEY FIRST
CRITICAL THINKING
NUTRITION
COMMUNICATION