Introduction Ventilator-associated events (VAEs) are one of the main sources of concern in critically ill patients due to the high frequency and mortality. We conducted this analysis to compare the effects of open endotracheal suctioning system with closed one on the incidences of VAEs in adult pat...

Airway suctioning refers to the collective measures that are used for clearing the airway of a patient. It involves suctioning, clearing secretions, and maintaining the patency of the airway. It is of particular importance for patients with mechanical ventilators, endotracheal tube (ET) intubations,...

Airway suctioning is classically performed with the disconnection of the patient from the ventilator and the introduction of the suction catheter into the endotracheal tube. Alternatively, it can be accomplished with a closed suctioning system included in the ventilatory circuit, allowing to introdu...

Background Catheter suction is used to remove tracheal secretions through the endotracheal tube in mechanically ventilated patients, which may be either closed tracheal suction system (CTSS) or open one. In CTSS, the catheter is a part of ventilator circuit with no need to disconnect the ventilator...

Introduction: Endotracheal suctioning is a method commonly used to clean airway secretions in patients under mechanical ventilation (MV). This study aimed to compare the effects of open and closed suction methods on the occurrence of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). Methods: This compar...