Respiratory Cloud Clinical Skills Library

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References

Supporting sources include peer-reviewed research, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, professional standards, and foundational respiratory care references, as applicable to the skill.

Skill

Nasotracheal Suctioning

  1. Blakeman TC, Scott JB, Yoder MA, Capellari E, Strickland SL. AARC Clinical Practice Guidelines: Artificial Airway Suctioning. Respir Care. 2022;67(2):258-271. doi:10.4187/respcare.09548. PMID:35078900.
  2. Chang WP, et al. Adverse effects of non-intubated airway suctioning: a clinical data-based retrospective design. J Clin Nurs. 2023. PMID:35347773.
  3. Chang SJ, et al. Benefits and harms of normal saline instillation before endotracheal suctioning in mechanically ventilated patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Clin Nurs. 2023. PMID:37384975.
  4. Roberts K, Whalley H, Bleetman A. The nasopharyngeal airway: dispelling myths and establishing the facts. Emerg Med J. 2005;22(6):394-396. doi:10.1136/emj.2004.021402. PMID:15911941.