Effect of Continuous Humidification on Respiratory Complication in Inhalation Injury Patients with Tracheotomy

Objective: To investigate the effect of continuous airway humidification on respiratory complication in inhalation injury patients with tracheotomy.Methods: 60 cases of inhalation injury patients with tracheotomy were randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group,with 30 cases in each group.The experimental group was given continuous airway humidification with infusion pump,and control group was given airway injection intermittently.Then the respiratory complication of the two groups including formation of sputum callus,irritable cough,respiratory mucosal bleeding and pulmonary infection,were compared.Results: The incidence of formation of sputum callus and irritable cough respiratory in the experimental group were significantly fewer than in control group(P0.01).The incidence of mucosal bleeding and pulmonary infection in the experimental group was also lower than in control group(P0.05).Conclusion: Continuous airway humidification significantly reduce the incidence rate of respiratory complications in the inhalation injury with tracheotomy.