Nature

Closed Suctioning of Intubated Neonates Maintains Better Physiologic Stability: A Randomized Trial

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the physiological variance in a closed (CS) vs an open suction (OS) protocol in intubated infants. STUDY DESIGN: Infants were stratified into three weight groups in a randomized ...
Medscape

Lung Recruitment Maneuvers Correct Hypoxia After Endotracheal Suctioning

Nov. 26, 2002 — Lung recruitment manuevers done immediately after endotracheal suctioning of patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) can rapidly counter the prolonged drop in PaO 2, ...
Medscape

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

Nasal suctioning method for infants with bronchiolitis found to affect parental satisfaction more than disease outcomes

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 ...
Nature

Tracheal suctioning is associated with prolonged disturbances of cerebral hemodynamics in very low birth weight infants

Examining the effects of tracheal suctioning on cerebral hemodynamics of normotensive ventilated very low birth weight (VLBW) infants with normal cranial ultrasounds; determining the factor(s) ...