title: Instilling normal saline with suctioning: beneficial technique or potentially harmful sacred cow?
authors.affiliation: United Hospital, St Paul, Minnesota 55102, USA. margo.a.halm@allina.com
authors.forename: Margo A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Halm
authors.forename: Kathryn
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Krisko-Hagel
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000209:etiology; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D013183:Sputum; D013396:Suction / Q000379:methods; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012965:Sodium Chloride