Objective: To provide a comprehensive, evidence-based review of pediatric endotracheal suctioning: effects, indications, and clinical practice. Methods: PubMed, Cumulative Index of Nursing and ...

Smiths Medical has issued an urgent medical device correction for certain sizes of its Portex intubation oral/nasal endotracheal tubes due to a manufacturer defect that results in a ...

The endotracheal tube can become obstructed with secretions, making it necessary to remove these secretions by suctioning through the endotracheal tube. If the plane of anesthesia becomes too ...

suction catheters (of length 30 cm), and with suction pressure settings of 80, 120, 160, and 200 mm Hg in endotracheal tubes of internal diameter 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 mm. For each combination ...

ICU Medical's Smiths Medical today announced that it warned of a potential issue with certain sizes of its endotracheal tubes.