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RCP 200
Mechanical ventilation
Question | Answer |
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Indications for artificial airway | relief of airway obstruction protection of airway Facilitation of suction Support of ventilation |
Complications related to use of ETT | Trauma to teeth, esophageal intubation, vomiting and aspiration, hypoxia, arrhythmias |
Complications related to ETT while intubated | Obstruction by secretions, pneumonia and atelectasis, kinking of tube, aspiration, mucosal injuries, laryngeal damage, improper tube position, pressure sores around ETT, inadvertent extubation |