ArticleJournal of infection prevention2021
Closed tracheal suctioning systems in the era of COVID-19: is it time to consider them as a gold standard?
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- Nursing Interventions Related to the Need for Oxygenation in Severe COVID-19 Disease in Hospitalized Adults: A Retrospective Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Practices During Intubation in COVID-19 Intensive Care Units in India: A Cross-Sectional Questionnaire-Based Survey.Cureus · 2023Article
- Sensitivity and specificity of heat and moisture exchange filters sampling for SARS-CoV-2 detection in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients.Journal of microbiology, immunology, and infection = Wei mian yu gan ran za zhi · 2022Article
- Infection control in the intensive care unit: expert consensus statements for SARS-CoV-2 using a Delphi method.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2022Review
- Assessment of knowledge and compliance to evidence-based guidelines for VAP prevention among ICU nurses in Tanzania.BMC nursing · 2021Article
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Abstract
Tracheal suctioning is one of the most common activities performed in intensive care units (ICU) and is recognised as a high-risk procedure by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Aerosol-generating procedures on critical patients with COVID-19 present an increased risk of contamination for medical workers. In the time of the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic, with a massive number of patients with COVID-19 admitted to the ICU, the open tracheal suction technique (OTST) represents a serious threat for medical workers, even if they are wearing full personal protective equipment. Closed tracheal suction systems (CTSS) allow the removal of tracheobronchial secretions without disconnecting ventilatory circuits, preventing alveolar derecruitment, gas exchange deterioration and hypoxia. CTSS reduce the risk of pathogens entering the respiratory circuit and appear to be a cost-effective solution. CTSS should be considered mandatory for patients in the ICU with an artificial airway, in order to reduce bioaerosol exposure risk for medical workers and contamination of the surrounding environment.
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