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Review: several techniques optimise oxygenation during suctioning of patients

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.5.2.51

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    Brooks D, Anderson CM, Carter MA, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for suctioning the airway of the intubated and nonintubated patient.Can Respir J2001 May;8:163–81OpenUrlPubMed

    QUESTION: Which methods or techniques optimise benefits and reduce complications when suctioning the airways of intubated, non-intubated, or tracheotomised patients?

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    Published, English language studies were identified by searching Medline (1966–98), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1974–96), and CINAHL (1982–97) using the search terms trachea, pharynx, tracheostomy, suction, artificial airway, inflation, and endotracheal, and by searching the Cochrane Library. Bibliographies of retrieved studies were reviewed.

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    Studies were included if they were randomised controlled trials (RCTs), …

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    • Source of funding: College of Physiotherapists of Ontario.

    • For correspondence: Dr D Brooks, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. dina.brooks{at}utoronto.ca