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How to Place a Nasal Oxygen Catheter

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L. Dodd

In: EVC - Voorjaarsdagen - Amsterdam, 2013 by European Veterinary Conference - Voorjaarsdagen
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APR 20, 2013
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Nasal oxygen catheters can be an effective method of administering oxygen to patients. it can be a more cost effective method then using an oxygen tent, flow by or oxygen hood as it will require less oxygen. Between 500ml/min and 1litre/min can create oxy- gen concentrates of between 40%-50%. Bilateral nasal oxygen catheters can be placed to create oxygen concentrations between 60%-80% with oxygen flow rates between 1lite/min to 2litres/min. it is important for oxygen administrated through nasal cathe- ters to be humidified to prevent mucosal drying.

Equipment required

• Local anaesthetic- Lidocaine 2%
• nasal oxygen catheter (neonatal feeding tube)
• Ky jelly
• adhesive tape
• Surgical stapler or suture material
• Super glue (owner permission?)
• oxygen source with bubble humidifier
• Buster collar
• oxygen tubing (green bubble tubing)

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Every spring the European Veterinary Conference Voorjaarsdagen used to organize. Important goals of the Voorjaarsdagen Conference were to build friendships between veterinarians at a national and international level, to enhance the quality and availability of veterinary medicine and surgery, and to foster the exchange of scientific information among veterinarians.  The activities of the European Veterinary Conference have ceased with the last meeting in 2019.

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