A comparative study between open and close suctioning method for the prevention of ventilated associated respiratory infection

Apexa Ratilal Bhavani; Dr. Anil Sharma

Volume : IX, Issue : II, February - 2019

A comparative study between open and close suctioning method for the prevention of ventilated associated respiratory infection

Apexa Ratilal Bhavani, Dr. Anil Sharma

Abstract :

Background : Suctioning , is a process by which liquids,gases or other substances are drawn out from respiratory organ. Despite being it is a necessary procedure, it can lead to some complications .now a days it’s a debatable issues between open and close suctioning methods for prevention of VARI among patient on ventilator.Method :Quasi–experimental approach was used with single only post test control group design. 50 patients were selected using purposive sampling technique and randomly assigned in to two groups. check list was used for data collection. Result :there is significant difference in suctioning method regarding prevention of VARI score at 0.05 level of significance unPaired ‘t’ test value in that the mean of close suction group score 5.8 is lower than mean of open suction group score 8.12. conclusion:The current study suggests that close suctioning method is more effective in prevention of VARI as compare to open suctioning method .