Perioperative nursing of tracheal silicon stent implantation in infants: report on four cases.

Aims: To report experience of perioperative nursing of tracheal silicon stent implantation in infants. Methods: Retrospective analysis on the cases of tracheal silicon stent implantation in infants in our hospital. Results and Conclusions: Since middle of 2014, totally four tracheal silicon stent implantation were performed in our center. Of them, one case was recurrent tracheoesophageal fistula and the other three cases were traheomalacia. Parent’s psychological support, infants’ nutrition support and airway care were key responsibility for a nurse before implantation. During the procedure of stent implantation, it was responsible for a nurse to closely monitor the infants and to support operator. After the implantation, airway care and prevention of intra-airway bacterial colonization were important to avoid complications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]