Effect of continuous versus intermittent subglottic suctioning on tracheal mucosa by the mallinckrodt taperguard evac oral tracheal tube in intensive care unit ventilated patients: A prospective randomized study

[6][7][8] The aim of this study was to compare the incidence of endotracheal lesion induced by suctioning with the latest generation of endotracheal tube and to compare the effect of continuous suctioning of subglottic secretions (CSSS) or intermittent suctioning of subglottic secretions (ISSS) on tracheal mucosa damage in intensive care-ventilated patients. PatIents and MethodsThis was a single-center, randomized study, performed in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at a university hospital in France.Patients requiring intubation or re-intubation and mechanical ventilation in the ICU with an expected ventilation duration of more than 24 h and nonpregnant