Perianesthesia: Respiratory Emergencies in the Post Anesthesia Patient – Nancy McGushin
Post-operative complications can be fatal if not recognized and treated rapidly. If you care for patients who receive sedation, anesthesia and analgesia in the operative, interventional or diagnostic setting, this seminar is for you. Utilizing the latest evidence-based practice guidelines, you will learn to better understand the factors associated with respiratory emergencies in the post-operative patient, and improve your patient’s outcomes.
OUTLINE
General anesthesia’s effects on the respiratory system
- Muscle weakness
- Irritability
- Loss of protective reflexes
- Airway manipulation
Types of Respiratory emergencies
- Upper airway
- Muscular weakness
- Foreign matter issues
- Lower airway
- Laryngo/ Bronchospasms
- Hypoventilation
- Pulmonary edema
- Cardiogenic and non-cardiogenic
- Pulmonary embolism
- Aspiration
- Pneumothorax
Treatment Options for respiratory emergencies
- Airway maneuvers
- Artificial airway
- Suction
- Intubation/reintubation
- Oxygen therapy
- Diuresis
- Anticoagulation
OBJECTIVES
- Describe the effects of general anesthesia on the respiratory system
- List the types of respiratory emergencies that may occur in the post anesthetic period
- Explain treatment options for each type of respiratory emergency
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