A comprehensive review of pediatric endotracheal suctioning: Effects, indications, and clinical practice

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 465-477

  Morrow, Brenda M ^a   Argent, Andrew C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b RED CROSS WAR MEMORIAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Endotracheal suction; Mechanical ventilation; Pediatric; Suction catheter

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE; OXYGEN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY PRESSURE; AIRWAY RESISTANCE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BACTEREMIA; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BREATHING MECHANICS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COUGHING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERINFLATION; HYPEROXIA; HYPOXEMIA; HYPOXIA; IMMOTILE CILIA SYNDROME; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG COLLAPSE; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; LUNG MECHANICS; LUNG VOLUME; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXYGEN SATURATION; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGENATION; PAIN; PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SPUTUM; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VACUUM; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SUCTION;

EID: 60849108089     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e31818499cc     Document Type: Review

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