With the development of critical care medicine,mechanical ventilation is extensively used in the Intensive Care Units （ICUs）.Patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation require sputum suctioning either regula...With the development of critical care medicine,mechanical ventilation is extensively used in the Intensive Care Units （ICUs）.Patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation require sputum suctioning either regularly or as required to clear secretions from the airway and maintain airway patency.Accordingly,the requirement to disconnect the breathing loop tube for sputum suctioning is determined by the use of open or closed modes ofsuctioning.At present,the open suctioning system is most commonly used for clearing airway secretions.Since resistance to bacterial strains is rapidly increasing,the possibility of open suctioning in contaminating the ICU environment is often questioned,which was investigated in this study.展开更多
文摘With the development of critical care medicine,mechanical ventilation is extensively used in the Intensive Care Units （ICUs）.Patients receiving invasive mechanical ventilation require sputum suctioning either regularly or as required to clear secretions from the airway and maintain airway patency.Accordingly,the requirement to disconnect the breathing loop tube for sputum suctioning is determined by the use of open or closed modes ofsuctioning.At present,the open suctioning system is most commonly used for clearing airway secretions.Since resistance to bacterial strains is rapidly increasing,the possibility of open suctioning in contaminating the ICU environment is often questioned,which was investigated in this study.
