An Association Between Pain and American Association of Respiratory Care 2010 Guidelines During Tracheal Suctioning

INTRODUCTION: Tracheal suctioning is recalled by mechanically ventilated patients as the most painful procedure during their stay in the intensive care unit.

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the implementation of American Association of Respiratory Care suction guidelines positively affects the levels of patients' pain.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a prospective observational study on adult patients admitted to 2 general intensive care units. Pain levels in sedated mechanically ventilated patients were recorded before, during, and after tracheal suctioning, using the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT).

RESULTS: Forty-seven patients were enrolled, with a mean age of 61.72 (±18.46) years. Median CPOT value was 0 (quartile 1 [Q1] [25%], 0; quartile 3 [Q3] [75%], 0; min, 0; max, 2) during the procedure. The Critical Care Pain Observation Tool reached a median value of 3, while 5 minutes after suctioning. Postprocedural CPOT median score was 0 (Q1 [25%], 0; Q3 [75%], 0; min, 0; max, 2). The median number of passes during suctioning was 1 (Q1, 1; Q3, 2). The sizes of suction catheters used in the recorded procedures were as follows: 12F in 27 cases (57%), 14F in 18 cases (38%), and 10F in 2 cases (5%). The median size of the endotracheal tube was 7.5 mm (Q1, 7.5; Q3, 8). The correct ratio between endotracheal tube diameter and suction catheter was used in 24 procedures (51%).

CONCLUSIONS: Despite the low number of patients, this study showed that the implementation of the American Association of Respiratory Care 2010 endotracheal suctioning guidelines into practice helps to reduce procedural-induced pain. Therefore, training and continuing education are important for clinical staff performing tracheal suctioning.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN - 35(2016), 5 vom: 07. Sept., Seite 283-90

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lucchini, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Canesi, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Robustelli, Gaia [VerfasserIn]
Fumagalli, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Bambi, Stefano [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 21.03.2018

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/DCC.0000000000000200

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM263090094