Conclusions: Endotracheal suctioning is a procedure used regularly in the pediatric intensive care unit. Despite this, good evidence supporting its practice is limited. Further, controlled ...

ET suctioning, although necessary to maintain patency of the airways, is not a benign procedure. All staff performing the procedure should be aware of the positive and negative effects of ET ...

Following a few simple guidelines can help ensure that the procedure is done safely ... necessary to remove these secretions by suctioning through the endotracheal tube. If the plane of anesthesia ...