Application of a New Type of Protective Sputum Suction Device in Clinic against Cross-Infection between Medical Staff and Patients

<div>Sampling and comparison of bacteria on surrounding objects under OS and CS sputum aspiration. (a) A: common breathing circuit without PSSD; B: open sputum suction in patients with tracheotomy; C: acinetobacter baumanii was detected in hand and environmental bacterial sampling after open sputum suction. (b) A: breathing circuit with PSSD; B: closed sputum suction in patients with tracheotomy; C: no bacterial growth was detected in hand and environmental bacterial sampling after closed sputum suction.</div>

Critical Care Research and Practice

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Figure 4: Application of a New Type of Protective Sputum Suction Device in Clinic against Cross-Infection between Medical Staff and Patients 