TECHNIQUE
PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION
This should include obtaining medical history and reviewing baseline vital signs including heart rate, blood pressure and respiratory rate. Patients should be advised against heavy meals, although gastric emptying is not necessary for inhalation sedation. Contact lenses should be removed prior to sedation and patients should be requested to void, if necessary before beginning the procedure.(7)
OXYGEN
Using a well-fitting nasal mask, the patient is first given 100% oxygen at 5–6 L/min, which is usually acceptable to the majority of patients. Vitals signs including oxygen saturation should be monitored using a pulse oximeter and electrocardiogram. Observe the reservoir bag’s inflation/deflation and accordingly adjust the gas flow control to match the patient’s tidal volume.(8)
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There are other risks associated with the use of nitrous oxide sedation that will be discussed below.
RISKS
Diffusion hypoxia. The low solubility of nitrous oxide in blood causes it the gas “pool” in respiratory alveoli and rebreathed. As described in the inhalation sedation technique, this can be overcome by flushing with 100% oxygen once the nitrous oxide is terminated. Hypoxia is also prevented by the failsafe mechanism that ensures not less than 30% of oxygen is administered at all times.(6)
Oversedation. As mentioned, there is a risk over-sedating the patient beyond the level of sedation required for the procedure; this could in turn, risk the loss of consciousness and reflexes. This can be avoided by maintaining the recommended level of nitrous oxide and oxygen ratios while monitoring the patient for any signs of deep sedation, which have been described
Results showed lessening dyspnea, decreasing respiratory rate and improving oxygenation. Another study by Lucangelo et al compared use of HFNC in patients undergoing bronchoscopy. They randomized 45 patients to receive oxygen, of which 15 patients on 40L/min through air entertainment mask, 15 patients on 40L/min on HFNC and 15 patients on 60 L/min on HFNC. Pa02/PA02, Pa02/Fi02 and Sp02 were highest in patients on 60L/min on HFNC with same bronchoscopy duration and sedation level in all groups.1 There was no difference reported in pH, heart rate and mean arterial pressure (MAP) values in all the groups. The results showed that HFNC at 60 L/min is safe during bronchoscopy with improved
Lack of enough trained staff in conscious sedation available at the time of the procedure
Propofol was administered to put the patient to sleep initially. The patient was kept asleep with anesthesia gases. These gases are fluorinated ethers combined with nitrous oxide. A paralytic was also administered to keep the patient’s muscles from moving during the procedure. During the procedure, the CRNA monitored the patient’s vitals, especially the blood pressure. The blood pressure decreases prior to the initial incision and will increase after the cut is made. The CRNA was monitoring that the patient’s blood pressure did not get too low before the incision was made. The CRNA also made sure the patient was positioned to prevent injury such as pulled muscles and pinched nerves.
These procedures are not reported alone but as add-on codes used to identify extraordinary conditions of patients and their unusual risk factors. There are four kinds of certain codes used for particular circumstances which are: 1) Anesthesia for the age younger than one year and over the age of seventy (99100), 2) Anesthesia complicated by the utilization of total body hypothermia (99116), 3) Anesthesia complicated by the utilization of controlled hypotension (99135) and 4)Anesthesia complicated by emergency circumstances
The primary nursing diagnosis for this patient is impaired gas exchange, related to abnormal ventilation and perfusion ratio, as evidenced by restlessness, irritability, anxiety, decreased level of consciousness, abnormal arterial blood gases, and abnormal skin color (Gulanick & Myers, 2014, p. 82). A.C. has an endotracheal tube (ETT), and there is a note for the next day to have surgery to put in a tracheostomy. She is currently a smoker, her C02 is 74.6mEq/L which is high, her pH is low at 7.19, and the bicarbonate is 28.6mEq/L which is high. Her oxygen saturation is maintaining at 90%. Her PA02 is 56mm Hg and FI02 is 0.60. The patient is very anxious and restless in the bed, despite sedation and pain medication, and her skin is pale in color and she is diaphoretic.
results in unconsciousness to the patient and with next thirty minutes the patient leads to
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