Summary:
Noninvasive monitoring of end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) is not new technology but its routine use in the emergency department is a recent development. This particular article we have taken determined that how increased postoperative monitoring was needed; process for determining what monitor(s) should be used; considerations that went into the cost-benefit analysis; how nursing staff was given significant process ownership; and patient outcomes achieved since introducing the increased monitoring. End-tidal carbon dioxide reflects the production, transportation, and elimination of CO2. St. Joseph’s Hospital and Candler Hospital, oldest continuously operating hospitals in the United States with Patient volume is 39,064 admissions
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The nursing staff can answer the call immediately. The system provides up to 24 hours of PCA dosing history with corresponding time-based values from capnography and/or pulse oximetry monitoring. For proper implementation Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and respiratory therapists worked together to develop policies and procedures, standardized PCA dosing forms, physician notification parameters, routine order sets for SpO2 and EtCO2monitoring, criteria for discontinuing monitoring and a reversal agent protocol. Patient and hospital staff knowledge about the process also played an key role in success of the therapy. It was ensured that Medical staff Education took place during staff orientation, annual competency assessments, and at the bedside. Well educated patients regarding the procedure are more likely to accept wearing the filter line and do very well with postoperative …show more content…
Review
End tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring is the non‐invasive measurement of exhaled CO2. ETCO2 monitoring is one of the objective standards set in the Intensive Care Society guidelines 2002 for the transport of the critically ill adult, and is mandated by the American Heart Association in the new pediatric advanced life support guidelines, which state that all intubations must be confirmed by some form of ETCO2 measurement. It can be concluded that the use of capnography monitoring on ALL patients who receive PCA can reduce the incidence of adverse events from IV opioids in the postoperative setting.
The following monitoring confirmed that EtCO2 monitoring is superior to SpO2 monitoring in the detection of opioid-induced respiratory depression. The article concludes that use of capnography monitoring on ALL patients who receive PCA can reduce the incidence of adverse events from IV opioids in the postoperative setting due to early detection of drug induced respiratory
Ascertaining the adequacy of gaseous exchange is the major purpose of the respiratory assessment. The components of respiratory assessment comprises of rate, rhythm, quality of breathing, degree of effort, cough, skin colour, deformities and mental status (Moore, 2007). RR is a primary indicator among other components that assists health professionals to record the baseline findings of current ventilatory functions and to identify physiological respiratory deterioration. For instance, increased RR (tachypnoea) and tidal volume indicate the body’s attempt to correct hypoxaemia and hypercapnia (Cretikos, Bellomo, Hillman, Chen, Finfer, & Flabouris, 2008). The inclusive use of a respiratory assessment on a patient could lead to numerous potential benefits. Firstly, initial findings of respiratory assessment reveals baseline data of patient’s respiratory functions. Secondly, if the patient is on respiratory medication such as salbutamol and ipratropium bromide, the respiratory assessment enables nurses to measure the effectiveness of medications and patient’s compliance towards those medications (Cretikos, Bellomo, Hillman, Chen, Finfer, & Flabouris, 2008). Thirdly, it facilitates early identification of respiratory complications and it has the potential to reduce the risk of significant clinical
An audit of patient records completed in 2005, revealed a low incidence of respiratory rate recording. An initial audit completed revealed that only 7% of 341 patients had a respiratory rate recording (Butler-Williams 2005). Due to this worrying outcome, the priority was to implement appropriate training to raise respiratory rate significance. Due to the audit being completed hospital wide and with no prior warning, it is an accurate indicator of an overall attitude of practice towards the recording of respiratory rate. Various studies have been conducted in order to gain an understanding as to why this precious sign is so often ignored. Jacqueline Hogan explored the paucity of patient monitoring on acute wards, completing qualitative research using focus groups in 2004. Four major themes were identified, firstly the issue of the nursing workload. Many participants acknowledged the expansion of the nurse’s role and with this added responsibility, the need for delegation of activities such as patient observations. Observations are often delegated to junior staff members such as healthcare assistants and student nurses. Although many nurses admitted to delegating this vital activity, 73% of nurses did not consider healthcare assistants possessed the required knowledge to interpret observational results. With this lack of knowledge comes the absence of appreciation for the completion of such vital signs, and
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Butorphanol has the role of opioid receptors so that a small number of patients can have their own respiratory depression, peripheral vascular resistance increased, decreased myocardial contractility and other side effects [8]. Experimental observation of the patients was all healthy adult male and female, with the exclusion of cardiovascular and respiratory diseases from patients. So the breathing and circulation of a patient of butorphanol group were less affected. For the patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases respiratory dysfunction, the use of butorphanol should be
These patients can quickly have a change of status and the nurses are there to provide immediate care and assess patients. The nurse will evaluate the patients’ conditions and if they need to go back to surgery for change of status that requires intervention from the surgeon. They also have a crucial responsibility of making sure the patient has a patent airway. The RN will monitor the incisions and observe for signs and symptoms of an infection and will administered pain medications and assess the comfort of
I was informed by a fellow classmate that my patient’s oxygen flow meter was turned off. I provided safety to my patient by monitoring the flow meter; making sure that it is turned on while doing focus rounding on my patient. Also, making sure my patient’s oxygen saturation stays within normal range, and that the patient is not in any respiratory distress.
Long et al., states that numerous studies indicate that a combination therapy with drugs of different classes is more effective than a single dose treatment (2009). Also, Apfel et al., suggest in their study that increasing the number of antiemetics reduces the incidence of PONV from 52% when no medication is given to 37%, 28%, and 22% when one, two, or three anti-nausea drugs are administered (2004). Use of multiple medications to decrease the incidence of PONV will improve patient outcomes thereby reducing anxiety about surgery and increasing all around patient satisfaction. Failing to utilize such evidence could result in increased incidence of PONV; which leads to other postoperative complications. Pulmonary complications due to aspiration, wound dehiscence, hematoma development, will hurt the patient quality of life, and delay discharge from the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU); ultimately delaying discharge home (Tinsley, M. H., & Barone,
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2232 CPAP to 8 CMH2O for patient comfort. He stated he wasn't getting enough air at the lower pressures
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A do not resuscitate order for patients who have emergency surgery is an “independent risk factor for poor surgical outcome and postoperative mortality” (Kelley , 2014 pg 1 para 3) and the probability of returning patients to their previous level of functioning is higher for CPR performed during the peri-operative period (Kelley , 2014).
Monitoring a patient’s vitals during anesthesia is extremely vital and cannot be stressed enough. Using the massive amount of technology and electrical instruments available within a surgical suite, machines can lie and should never be trusted. Your eyes and ears are you most valuable tools you have. Of course, there are the simple things of observing your patient’s heart rate and breathing rate with a stethoscope but there are many other things you can observation skills can tell you that machines can’t. For example, it is very important to open your patient’s eyes during surgery to investigate the position of the pupils. If the pupils cannot be seen, this can indicate a too deep and inappropriate level of anesthesia. Another example is checking
There are a number of hazards in this case that deals with staffing, communication, and the hospital policies. Other contributing factors were the vital signs were not monitored properly on the patient and the patient did not receive oxygen or ECG monitoring after surgery. When the pulse oximeter started to alarm, the patient was not assessed. A complete review of the department’s staffing protocol, communication system, management style, and policy needs to be assessed for failures in the system. A manager was not mentioned in the incident and that is a major problem. The manager of the ED department should be available to assess the nurse patient ratio and monitor the department at all times.