Environmental contamination during tracheal suction
- 1 November 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Anaesthesia
- Vol. 46 (11) , 957-961
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb09858.x
Abstract
The extent of airborne environmental bacterial contamination which occurs following tracheal suction has been investigated in patients undergoing intermittent positive pressure ventilation in the intensive therapy unit. Two methods of performing suction, one using a conventional open technique and one using a closed system (Stericath), have been compared. Significantly lower levels of environmental contamination were observed when the closed system was used.Keywords
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