Effect of Continuous versus Intermittent Subglottic Suctioning on Tracheal Mucosa by the Mallinckrodt TaperGuard Evac Oral Tracheal Tube in Intensive Care Unit Ventilated Patients: A Prospective Randomized Study

Seguin, P; Perrichet, H; Le Pabic, E; Launey, Y; Tiercin, M; Corre, R; Brinchault, G; Laviolle, B

Seguin, P (reprint author), Hop Pontchaillou, Serv Anesthesie Reanimat 1, Reanimat Chirurgicale, 2 Rue Henri Guilloux, F-35033 Rennes 9, France.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, 2018; 22 (1): 1

Abstract

Background and Aims: A risk of tracheal mucosa injury induced by subglottic suctioning has been raised. Therefore, this prospective randomized study a......

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