In paediatric intensive care units, the management of airway clearance through endotracheal suctioning is an essential yet complex intervention. Endotracheal suctioning, encompassing both open and ...
Forty-three clinical trials and systematic reviews were identified, of which 14 were initially excluded as they either did not evaluate suctioning specifically or they concerned the adult age group.
Ethical approval is not required for bench-top experiments in our institution. The study was performed using an infant test lung (Michigan Instruments 560li, Grand Rapids, MI) with a maximum volume of ...