Back to Search
Start Over
Relationship Between Tracheal Suctioning Catheter Motion and Secretion Amount Based on Viscosity.
- Source :
-
SAGE open nursing [SAGE Open Nurs] 2020 Oct 27; Vol. 6, pp. 2377960820969385. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 27 (Print Publication: 2020). - Publication Year :
- 2020
-
Abstract
- Background: To provide safe tracheal suctioning, the American Association of Respiratory Care guideline discusses the length of suctioning catheter, but the most effective tracheal suctioning catheter technique is still unknown.<br />Objective: The aim of this study is to compare the amount of simulated secretion produced by five different handlings of a catheter at two different viscosities and in two different models to discover the most effective suctioning maneuver in the various mucus conditions.<br />Design: In vitro experimental design.<br />Methods: The amount of secretion aspirated by our researcher's manipulation of a suctioning catheter was measured. The tip of the catheter was recorded using a high-speed video camera to visualize the secretion motion.<br />Results: The most effective suctioning technique differed depending on the viscosity of the secretion. There were no significant differences between five suctioning methods applied to high-viscosity phlegm in a tracheal membrane model, but the flexion technique was the most efficient for low-viscosity secretion.<br />Conclusions: Our results imply that the flexion technique was reasonably safe and the most effective of these five methods for low-viscosity secretion.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.<br /> (© The Author(s) 2020.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2377-9608
- Volume :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- SAGE open nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33415305
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/2377960820969385