Closed suction system versus open suction

Background: Catheter suction is used to remove tracheal secretions through the endotracheal tube in mechanically ventilated patients, which may be either closed tracheal suction system (CTSS) or open one. In CTSS, the catheter is a part of ventilator circuit with no need to disconnect the ventilator...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Elmansoury, Hedya Said
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-07-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763815300911