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## Summary • This study was designed to determine the effects of saline solution administered prior to endotracheal suctioning by nurses working in intensive care on oxygenation, heart rate and long‐term pulmonary hygiene. • The study was carried out on an experimental basis in the Intensive Care Unit of a university hospital in Turkey. A total of 20 patients were included, who were mechanically ventilated because of pulmonary or cardiovascular problems or trauma. • Data were collected using a data form. Each patient was monitored for 5 minutes following suctioning with or without saline solution and findings of heart rate, SpO~2~, and blood gas measurements were recorded. Data were analysed using percentage calculations, the student's __t__‐test and the Friedman test. • The study showed that most of the patients were between 60 and 69 years and were intubated because of respiratory insufficiency. • Evaluation of blood gases following suctioning with or without saline solution showed partial decreases in pO~2~, pCO~2~, HCO~3~, and oxygen saturation (SaO~2~), which did not reach a significant level. • No significant difference was found between pH levels recorded prior to and

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Author

Sevim Akgül; Neriman Akyolcu

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0962-1067)

Published

2002

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)