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Introduction
Application time: Temporary use on the patient (<60 min)
Application site: • Home (homecare sector)
• Outpatient and hospital care
Criteria for patient
selection:
• Patientswhowillbenetfromsuctionoftheupper/lower
respiratory tract
• PatientswhowillbenetfromsuctionduringENTtreat-
ments
Indications: • In case of damage to respiratory and cough function with
disturbance of tracheal, bronchial or oral secretion elimi-
nation:
- Suction during tracheotomy
- Suction during laryngectomy
- Suction if breathing is impeded
• Suction for muscular and/or neurological disorders:
- Suction if swallowing is impeded
• Suction of blood, secretions and food particles from the
oral cavity, pharynx and bronchial system
• Suction during ENT treatments
Medical contraindi-
cations:
Not suitable for:
• Continuous operation for drainage procedures in the low
vacuum range (e.g. thoracic or wound drainage)
• Permanent endoscopic use
• Vacuum extraction
• Smoke evacuation
• Liposuction
• Emergency and rescue use
Other contraindica-
tions:
Not suitable for:
• Suction outdoors/during transport
• Suctionofammable,corrosiveorexplosivesubstances
• Suction in potentially explosive areas
Warnings: The following complications may occur during suction:
• Bleeding in the nasal pharyngeal area
• Injury to the vocal cords
• Tracheal injury
• Hypoxaemia
• Cardiovascular instability
• Bradycardia, arrhythmia and asystole (caused by vagus
stimulation)
• Tachycardia (caused by stress)
• Choking, nausea, vomiting and coughing
• Nosocomial infection of the respiratory tract
• Seizures in patients who are susceptible to cramps
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