Significance of a clean-tip catheter closed suctioning system in a high-setting ventilated, super morbidly obese patient with profuse respiratory secretions

Significance of a clean-tip catheter closed suctioning system in a high-setting ventilated, super morbidly obese patient with profuse respiratory secretions

Introduction: Closed suctioning is commonly used in the context of high-setting mechanical ventilation (MV), given its ability to prevent lung volume loss that otherwise accompanies open suctioning. However, closed suctioning systems (CSS) are not equivalent regarding components and capabilities, an...

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Main Authors: Mohd Zulfakar Mazlan, MBBS IIUM, MMed USM (Anesthesia), Rhendra Hardy Mohd Zaini, Shamsul Kamalrujan Hassan, Saedah Ali, Sanihah Che Omar, Wan Mohd Nazaruddin Wan Hassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
Obesity
Closed suctioning
Endotracheal tube blockage
Mechanical ventilation
Secretion
Respiratory acidosis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117301107

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