Respiratory Nursing

Nursing Care of Clients with Respiratory Problem Undergoing Surgical Intervention  
 
 
Types of Operation

 
Diagnostic
1. Bronchoscopy:
  Fibro-optic bronchoscopy
  Rigid bronchoscopy
2. Thoracoscopy (Video Assisted Thoracoscopy)
3. Mediastinoscopy
4. Mediastinotomy
5. Pericardial Biopsy

 

6. Wedge excision
7. Segmentectomy
8. Biopsy

 

 
 
Examples of Operation
 
 
 
Therapeutic  
1. Bronchoscopy + Removal of Foreign Body
2. Rigid bronchocopy + Dilatation
3. Bronchoscopy + Stenting + Laser
4. Bronchoscopy + Glue
5. Tracheal Resection
6. Tracheostomy
7. VATS (Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery)
8. Thoracotomy ± Lung Resection 
Lobectomy
Pneumonectomy
Segmentectomy
9. Decortication
10. Pleurodesis
11. Rib resection
12. Median sternotomy, e.g. trauma
13. Thymectomy
14. Pericardiotomy and Drainage