Effects of open and closed tracheal suctioning on pain in mechanically ventilated patients

• Main Authors: Fatemeh Khayer (Author), Somayeh Ghafari (Author), Mahmoud Saghaei (Author), Ahmadreza Yazdannik (Author), Vajihe Atashi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Painful care procedures are the most common cause of stress in patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Tracheal suctioning is the most painful experience for ICU patients. The present study was conducted to compare open and closed endotracheal suctioning in terms of their effec...