Tracheostomy suctioning is a procedure that helps clear mucus secretions in people with a tracheostomy tube. Some individuals may require frequent suctioning, for example, if they have a lung ...

Many parents are ready for this cold and flu season to be over as respiratory syncytial virus infections (RSV) have made a lot of children sick this fall and winter. Doctors say there are things you ...

Minimal suctioning resulted in significantly higher use of non-assigned suctioning devices for perceived breathing or feeding difficulties compared to enhanced suctioning, suggesting that parents in ...

When patients with a tracheostomy tube reach a stage in their care at which decannulation appears to be possible, it is common practice to cap the tracheostomy tube for 24 hours to see whether they ...

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 ...

Babies discharged from the emergency department (ED) for bronchiolitis saw mixed benefits from enhanced nasal suctioning, a randomized trial found. Additional resource use -- a composite of ...

Endotracheal suctioning is a critical intervention utilised in intensive care units to ensure airway patency and optimise gas exchange in mechanically ventilated patients. This procedure, whether ...

Suctioning of the airway is a common procedure but it should always be based on a thorough assessment as it can present significant risks for the patient. This article on airway suctioning outlines ...

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.