[Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series on one of the newest refrigeration technologies: the electric suction line regulator. The first part appeared in the Jan. 12 issue of The NEWS ...

Liquid refrigerant flooding back to a compressor’s crankcase and mixing with the oil is a compressor’s worst nightmare. Floodback will dilute the compressor’s oil with liquid refrigerant and cause ...

Endotracheal suctioning is a critical intervention in the management of mechanically ventilated patients, designed to maintain airway patency by removing accumulated secretions. The technique ...

Endotracheal tube (ETT) suction is performed periodically in patients receiving mechanical ventilation, to maintain a patent airway and facilitate ventilation. Although necessary, it is associated ...