Historically, suctioning an endotracheal (ET) tube has been used routinely to remove pulmonary secretions that can block an endotracheal tube and impair air exchange in intubated patients of all ages.

Tracheostomy suctioning is a procedure that helps clear mucus secretions in people with a tracheostomy tube. Some individuals may require frequent suctioning, for example, if they have a lung ...

Ethical approval is not required for bench-top experiments in our institution. The study was performed using an infant test lung (Michigan Instruments 560li, Grand Rapids, MI) with a maximum volume of ...