Cardiothoracic and Vascular Intensive Care Unit, Auckland City Hospital, 2 Park Road, Grafton 1023, Auckland, New Zealand; School of Nursing, University of Auckland, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand. Electronic address: [Email]
Despite the evidence and available guidelines about endotracheal suction (ETS), a discrepancy between published guidelines and clinical practice persists. To date, ETS practice in the adult intensive care unit (ICU) population across New Zealand and Australia has not been described.
