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Keep this study
Lead
Johns Hopkins University
Age
18–100
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Adult Patients, ages 18 or older, cared for on adult inpatient units/wards.
Patients who have a tracheostomy tube.
Tracheostomy tube has been in place at lease for 72 hours (to avoid any late effects of anesthesia that was administered at the time of tracheostomy tube placement).
Patients must have a physician order to suction the tracheostomy tube at least every 8 hours. This will help us to recruit patients for whom suctioning is already part of standard care. Therefore, patients will not undergo unnecessary suctioning for the purpose of the study.
Expected hospitalization to be 5 days or greater after consent.
You may not be if
Fresh tracheostomy that still has bleeding from the stoma (\< 72 hours since the surgical placement of a tracheostomy tube).
Active respiratory distress or hemodynamic changes that warrant a change in the existing treatment plan.
Patients who are expected to die or undergo withdrawal of treatment within 48 hours.
Patients who are allergic to latex to avoid a reaction with the red rubber suction catheter that will be used in the study.
