Clinical Practice Guideline for Suctioning the Airway of the Intubated and Non-Intubated Patient

Affiliations

Dina Brooks: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Cathy M Anderson: London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Margaret A Carter: College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Laurie A Downes: College of Physiotherapists of Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sean P Keenan: London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
Carol J Kelsey: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Janet B Lacy: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To provide physicians, physiotherapists, nurses and respiratory therapists with guidelines for the application of airway suctioning.

ISSN: 1198-2241 (Print); 1916-7245 (Online)
Publisher: Hindawi Limited
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/crj/