title: Evaluation of three portable suction devices.
abstract: Three portable suction devices were evaluated and compared with a wall-mounted vacuum driven suction unit. The Repro-med Res-Q-Vac, the Dräger Sujector 2000 and the Laerdal suction unit were assessed by measuring the time taken to aspirate 140 ml of mock gastric contents. The respective times for each device, expressed as mean and (range) were 7.39 (4.3-10.4), 8.6 (7.8-9.4) and 11.4 (9.4-12.6) s. These compare favourable with the Ohmeda suction unit (7.27 (6.2-8.9)). Each type of device has advantages and disadvantages when factors such as size, power supply and portability are considered, and each will be the most suitable for a particular situation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Boom
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D012151:Resuscitation; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013997:Time Factors