PREVENTING POST-OPERATIVE PNEUMONIA

 Updated 2/24

 Dear nurses,

The Clinical Setting Step by Step is no longer available.

Postoperative pneumonia should be prevented at all costs.

It delays the healing process. Fevers, chills, generally feeling
weak, pleuritic pain , a decrease in breath sounds and oxygen 
saturation are some of the symptoms of pneumonia.

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Postoperative pneumonia

ARDS

What is a tracheostomy?

A tracheostomy is a small tube which is placed  in the trachea,
under sterile conditions. It has an inner cannula which is removed
at the time of insertion. In most cases, it is inserted after a patient
has been intubated.

THE CLINICAL SETTING STEP BY STEP, chapter 3.

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