Application and analysis of artificial nose in the nursing of tracheotomy patients

Objective: To discuss the effect of artificial nose in the tracheotomy patients with self breath and to find a better method for nursing of the patients with artificial airway. Methods: 48 patients with tracheotomy were randomly divided into two groups: the experiment group of 24 patients were given oxygen inhaling with artificial nose and the control group of 24 patients were given oxygen inhaling tube and tracheal humidify with microinfusion pump. Compared the artery blood gas (ABC), period of artificial airway nursing, incidence of pulmonary infection between the two group. Results: The results were follow: the ABG, p 0.05, there was no statistically significance; the period of artificial airway nursing, p 0.01, and the incidence of pulmonary infection, p 0.05, there were significant difference. Conclusion: The artificial nose had better effects of tracheal humidifying and wanning, decreased the incidence of pulmonary infection and reduced the workload of nurses.