Open and Closed Endotracheal Suctioning and Arterial Blood Gas Values: A Single-Blind Crossover Randomized Clinical Trial

Aim. This study was aimed at comparing the effects of the open and closed suctioning techniques on the arterial blood gas values in patients undergoing open-heart surgery. Methods. In a clinical trial, we recruited 42 patients after open-heart surgery in an educational hospital. Each patient randoml...

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Main Authors: Azam Faraji, Alireza Khatony, Gholamreza Moradi, Alireza Abdi, Mansour Rezaei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Critical Care Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/470842
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