title: Selective placement of bronchial suction catheters in intubated neonates.
abstract: Flexible suction catheters were passed through the endotracheal tubes of infants undergoing mechanical ventilation, just before chest radiographic examination for clinical purposes. With the head straight, 7 of 10 straight catheters entered the right main bronchus but with the head turned, 17 of 20 straight catheters and 19 of 20 curved tip catheters entered the contralateral bronchus.
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods