Effects of open and closed tracheal suctioning on pain in mechanically ventilated patients

Background: Painful care procedures are the most common cause of stress in patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Tracheal suctioning is the most painful experience for ICU patients. The present study was conducted to compare open and closed endotracheal suctioning in terms of their effec...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Khayer, Somayeh Ghafari, Mahmoud Saghaei, Ahmadreza Yazdannik, Vajihe Atashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2020;volume=25;issue=5;spage=426;epage=430;aulast=Khayer