What is the proper technique to use for administering oxygen to a patient with an artificial airway?

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The T tube,also called a Briggs adaptor,is a T-shaped device with a 15 mm (³/₅ inch)connection that connects an oxygen source to an artificial airway such as an endotracheal (ET)tube or tracheostomy.Attach T tube to large-bore oxygen tubing and to humidified room air or oxygen source,if indicated.This provides supplemental humidification to avoid drying of the airway. Sterile gloves are not used to connect oxygen to the artificial airway.Fluid should be drained from the tubing so that it does not provide a medium for bacterial growth.Hourly ABGs are not the standard for monitoring patients with artificial airways and oxygen.

What Is the Proper Technique to Use for Administering Oxygen