Endotracheal suctioning may or may not have an impact, but it does depend on what you measure!
School of PhysiotherapyAustralian Catholic UniversityNorth Sydney, Australia.
George
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Ntoumenopoulos
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D057785:Catheters; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000379:methods*; D013183:Sputum / Q000737:chemistry*; D013396:Suction / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000592:standards*