You are caring for a patient who has just received a transtracheal catheter for long-term continu-ous home O2 therapy. Which of the following problems should you be on guard for with this pa-tient?
1. Airway obstruction
2. Catheter clogging
3. Stoma infection
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: D
The most common complications of transtracheal O2 therapy are listed in Box 56-4.
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