- An Evidence Based Approach to Determining Hospital Suction Canister Change Protocols; Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH, et.al.
Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC 2010).
Download Now - Clinical Importance of Unrestricted Flow in Hospital Suction Systems
Clinical White Paper published by Boehringer Laboratories August 2008
Download Now - Healthcare Product Comparison System Report on Suction Regulators
(Note the HPCS report is not an evaluation. The information it contains is not the result of testing by ECRI Institute’s clinical and engineering personnel, and, although this information is obtained from reliable sources, ECRI Institute cannot guarantee its accuracy.)
Download Now - Reducing the HAI Risk Attributable to Hospital Suction Canisters: An Evidence Based Approach
Clinical White Paper Published in 2011 including a thorough literature review and protocol recommendations for handling hospital suction canisters.
Download Now - Suction Regulators: A Potential Vector for Hospital-Acquired Pathogens; Keith S. Kaye, MD, MPH, et.al.
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, 31(7), 772-774.
Download Now - The Efficacy of Backflushing Suction Regulators as a Method of Internal Disinfection
Presented at the 55th Annual International Respiratory Conference (AARC 2009).
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