The respiratory status of a client with guillain-barré syndrome progressively deteriorates, and a tracheostomy is performed. nasogastric tube feedings are prescribed. how should the nurse manage the tracheostomy cuff

Since the patient is on assisted ventilation (as patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome usually ends up in diaphragmatic paralysis and respiratory failure) the patient is on oral feedings via nasogastric tube. But since the patient is also breathing through a tracheostomy tube, the risk of aspiration from oral feedings is high. This can be prevented by sealing off the the tracheostomy cuff by inflating it during feedings to prevent aspiration.