SIMULTANEOUS RESPIRATION AND ENDOTRACHEAL SUCTIONING OF CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT

摘要

Method and endotracheal suction device in a patient without the necessity to disconnect the patient from a ventilator (33). A suction pipe (38) is located in the tracheal tube (13) through a wall of the pipe assembly of the respirator, in order to safeguard the integrity of the respiration system. This technique is particularly useful for maintaining a positive pressure at end expiration without interruptions during suction.