Comparison of the Feasibility and Safety of Nasotracheal Suctioning With Curved Edge Catheter Versus Conventional Suction Catheter in Critically 111 Subjects: A Prospective Randomized Crossover Trial.
BACKGROUND: Nasotracheal suctioning (NTS) is accomplished by inserting a suction catheter into the trachea through the nasopharynx. It is a useful procedure in critically ill patients whose ability to cough and mobilize secretions is impaired. It was assumed that using a suction catheter with an ang...
| Published in: | Respiratory Care Vol. 60; no. 12; pp. 1826 - 1834 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
| Format: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Dec2015
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