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A Comprehensive Review of Pediatric Endotracheal Suctioning: Effects, Indications, and Clinical Practice

Objective: To provide a comprehensive, evidence-based review of pediatric endotracheal suctioning: effects, indications, and clinical practice. Methods: PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied ...
Medical Xpress

Deep suctioning in bronchitis admission tied to longer stays

(HealthDay)—Deep suctioning used in the first 24 hours after a pediatric admission for bronchitis is associated with increased length of stays (LOS), according to a study published online March 4 in ...
Nature

The Effects of Closed Endotracheal Suction on Ventilation During Conventional and High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilation

Endotracheal tube (ETT) suction is performed periodically on infants receiving mechanical ventilation to clear secretions from the ETT and airway. Although necessary, it is associated with adverse ...
Nature

Tracheal suctioning improves gas exchange but not hemodynamics in asphyxiated lambs with meconium aspiration

We evaluated the effect of tracheal suctioning at birth in 29 lambs with asphyxia induced by cord occlusion and meconium aspiration during gasping. We conducted a randomized study in a lamb model of ...
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Sorenson Medical Inc. Trach-Eze Neonatal/Pediatric Closed Suction Catheter System Reduces Ventilatory Compromise to the Patient

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003--Sorenson Medical Inc. announced today the immediate availability of its Trach-Eze(R) Neonatal/Pediatric Closed Suction Catheter System for ventilated ...
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A Comprehensive Review of Pediatric Endotracheal Suctioning: Effects, Indications, and Clinical Practice

Forty-three clinical trials and systematic reviews were identified, of which 14 were initially excluded as they either did not evaluate suctioning specifically or they concerned the adult age group.