1Clinical Nurse Instructor, Aga Khan University Hospital
2Assistant Professor, Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery
3Assistant Professor and Director, Aga Khan University School of Nursing and Midwifery
4Associate Professor and Section Head, Otolaryngology Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
*Corresponding author: Rozina Khimani, Aga Khan University Hospital, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Stadium Road, Karachi 74800, Pakistan. Phone: +92 21 34930051, Email: rozina.khimani@aku.edu
Online published on 19 January, 2015.
The current study aims to assess tracheal suctioning practices among health care practitioners; nurses, critical care technicians and physiotherapist. Employing literature review as the methodology, multiple databases were searched focusing on three phases of tracheal suctioning (a) the pre suctioning phase, (b) the suctioning phase, (c) the post suctioning phase and complications related to tracheal suctioning. It was concluded that to provide quality care it is important that the evidence based practice guidelines should be followed.
Tracheal Suctioning, Tracheostomy, Evidence Based Practice, Nursing Skills, Health Care Professionals
