Objective: To provide a comprehensive, evidence-based review of pediatric endotracheal suctioning: effects, indications, and clinical practice. Methods: PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied ...

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 ...

Tracheostomy suctioning is a procedure that helps clear mucus secretions in people with a tracheostomy tube. Some individuals may require frequent suctioning, for example, if they have a lung ...

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Health System opened clinics to suction debris out of children’s noses to help relieve their breathing and the region’s limited network, which has two hospitals that ...

Amid an increase in respiratory virus cases in recent months, St. Luke’s has unveiled six pediatric outpatient clinics, also known as suction clinics, to help children battling the viruses. The ...