Endotracheal suctioning (ETS) is a critical procedure performed in intensive care units (ICUs) to maintain airway patency and remove secretions from patients who are mechanically ventilated.

There is a paucity of evidence relating to the merits of CSS or OES in the pediatric critical care ... the suctioning process may be unnecessary, adherence to standard infection control procedures ...

Conclusions: Endotracheal suctioning is a procedure used regularly in the pediatric intensive care unit. Despite this, good evidence supporting its practice is limited. Further, controlled ...

The study revealed that longer supervision was required for procedures such as responding to a critical clinical emergency, performing tracheostomy care and suctioning, and chest tube care.