Tracheostomy Care: Oxygenation and Suctioning

This video explains the process of suctioning a tracheostomy with a sterile suction kit, including pre-oxygenating the patient before suctioning. The Venturi system for oxygen delivery with a tracheostomy is also explained.

[@danielledevine4422]

I don’t think so. If fluids running I would have turned them off for 10 min before drawing the blood. The lab technician said it was off because I drew from a peripheral IV site. The lab tech in hematology said the CBC additives in the tube might have had prevented abnormal results. I’m so confused idk.Thanks for your help!

[@nursingeducation3952]

Could be incorrect order of draw if they’re saying it was preservatives. Sorry I’m not much help on this. There isn’t anything inherently different about blood drawn from a peripheral vs a butterfly.

[@lymint9587]

How deep the catheter for airway suctioning goes down? Poking too deep like 50cm??? Or 30cm?

[@danielledevine4422]

Hi, before I watched your video on lab draws through a peripheral IV I was never able to do it. Now I do it all of the time! I have a question when I drew blood for a CMP, CBC, and Troponin the CMP results were skewed but the CBC and trop was fine. The pt’s catheter was a 22g. Do u have any idea why this happened? Thank you!

[@nursingeducation3952]

My first thought would be a dilution problem. Was something actively running though that line right before you drew them, or was there another line lower down the same arm running while you drew the lab? I don’t know why that wouldn’t impact all the labs drawn at that time though.