Airway Management (OVERVIEW) | Artificial Airways | Suctioning | Extubation

What is airway management? What are the different types? What is an artificial airway? Watch this video to find out!
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➡️ What is Airway Management?
Airway management is the process of maintaining ventilation so that gas exchange can occur. This allows a patient to take in oxygen while removing carbon dioxide. This is important because we need to keep a patient’s upper airway free and clear of foreign substances so that air can flow into and out of the lungs.

➡️ Types of Airway Management
- Endotracheal suctioning
- Sputum sampling
- Artificial airways
- Intubation
- Emergency surgical airways
- Securing the airway
- Confirming proper tube placement
- Secretion clearance
- Tracheostomy care
- Troubleshooting airway emergencies
- Extubation

➡️ What is an Artificial Airway?
An artificial airway is a tube that is inserted into the patient’s trachea in order to maintain breathing and ventilation. This is necessary when a patient is unable to maintain their own airway or if they are at risk of aspirating. In this case, an artificial airway is used to establish a link between the patient and the mechanical ventilator.

➡️ Types of Artificial Airways
1. Endotracheal tube
2. Tracheostomy tube
2. Pharyngeal airways

➡️ Endotracheal Tube
An endotracheal tube is a small, flexible tube that is inserted through the nose or mouth into the trachea. This is necessary to establish an artificial airway for a patient in need of mechanical ventilation.

➡️ Tracheostomy Tube
A tracheostomy tube is a small, flexible tube that is inserted through an incision in the neck into the trachea. This is generally done when a patient is unable to tolerate intubation or if they are in need of long-term ventilatory support.

➡️ Pharyngeal Airways
Pharyngeal airways are small tubes used to prevent obstructions, and they extend only into the pharynx. There are two types of pharyngeal airways: 1) Nasopharyngeal airways and 2) Oropharyngeal airways.

➡️ Intubation
Intubation is the process of inserting a tube into the trachea in order to establish an airway and facilitate breathing support via mechanical ventilation. This creates a link between the patient and the ventilator so that gas exchange can occur.

➡️ Airway Suctioning
Airway suctioning is the process of clearing secretions from a patient’s airway. This is typically done using a suction catheter, which is a thin, flexible tube with a small opening at the end.

➡️ Extubation
Intubation and mechanical ventilation are only temporary for most patients. Therefore, at some point, the artificial airway must be removed, which is a procedure known as extubation.

➡️ The decision to extubate a patient is based on many factors, including:
- Ability to protect their airway
- Adequate respiratory function
- Ability to manage secretions
- Adequate oxygenation
- Stable hemodynamic status
- Ability to cooperate with the medical team

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⏰TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:28 - What is Airway Management?
0:51 - Types
1:27 - What is an Artificial Airway?
1:51 - Types of Artificial Airways
2:09 - Endotracheal Tube
2:33 - Tracheostomy Tube
3:00 - Pharyngeal Airways
3:46 - Intubation
5:04 - Airway Suctioning
5:45 - Extubation
6:02 - Extubation

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