A simplified method for repeated nasotracheal suction.
The use of a Tiemann curved tip urethral catheter for repeated nasotracheal suction in 120 instances of postoperative pulmonary complications was proved to be more efficient than the use of a regular suction catheter. The curved tip is better adapted to the anatomy of the nasotracheobronchial tract and allows easy selective catheterization of the trachea and major bronchi.
D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000517:prevention & control; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods