Adherence of critical care nurses to endotracheal suctioning guidelines: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Sameer A. Alkubati (Author), Khaled M. Al-Sayaghi (Author), Gamil G. Alrubaiee (Author), Mokhtar Abdu Hamid (Author), Khalil A Saleh (Author), Talal Al-Qalah (Author), Ahmad K. Al-Sadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Endotracheal suctioning (ETS) is one of the most common invasive procedures performed by critical care nurses (CCNs) to remove accumulated pulmonary secretions, ensure airway patency for adequate ventilation and oxygenation as well as prevent atelectasis in intubated patients. Ob...