Observation on effect of artificial nose airway humidification in reducing the complications of artificial airway
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2009.04.007
- VernacularTitle:应用人工鼻气道湿化法减少人工气道并发症的效果观察
- Author:
Shu-Ping WU
1
;
Xiao-Lei QI
;
Xiao-Jing TIAN
Author Information
1. 解放军总医院
- Keywords:
Complication;
The elderly;
Artificial nose;
Artificial airway;
Continuous airway humidification
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2009;15(4):320-322
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To observe the effect of artificial nose in the artificial airway humidity among the elderly patients with artificial airway. Methods Sixty-eight patients undergoing artificial airway at department of respiratory were randomly divided into 2 groups, 34 of them in the artificial nose airway humidity group, and 34 in the regular humidity group. The quantity of sputum secretion, times of sputum absorption, degree of airway humidity and acute reaction of respiratory tract were observed. Results The artificial nose airway humidity group was better than the regular humidity group in view of reducing the quantity of sputum secretion, times of sputum absorption, degree of airway humidity and acute reaction of respiratory tract, with significant meanings by the analysis of Chi square test and T test (P<0.01). Conclusions Artificial nose is superior to the method of regular humidity in respect of reducing the quantity of sputum secretion and times of sputum absorption, keeping well effect of airway humidification, and reducing the complications of artificial airway.
