Suction

Short description: Method for the removal of fluids

The portable suction unit of an ambulance A dental vacuum system for central suction

In medicine, devices are sometimes necessary to create suction. Suction may be used to clear the airway of blood, saliva, vomit, or other secretions so that a patient may breathe. Suctioning can prevent pulmonary aspiration, which can lead to lung infections. In pulmonary hygiene, suction is used to remove fluids from the airways,[1] to facilitate breathing and prevent growth of microorganisms. Small suction-providing devices are often called aspirators.

In surgery suction can be used to remove blood from the area being operated on to allow surgeons to view and work on the area. Suction may also be used to remove blood that has built up within the skull after an intracranial hemorrhage.[2]

Suction devices may be mechanical hand pumps or battery or electrically operated mechanisms. In many hospitals and other health facilities, suction is typically provided by suction regulators, connected to a central medical vacuum supply by way of a pipeline system. The plastic, rigid Yankauer suction tip is one type of tip that may be attached to a suction device. Another is the plastic, nonrigid French or whistle tip catheter.[3]

## See also

* Aspirator (medical device)

## References

1. ↑ "Pulmonary contusion: A collective review". The American Surgeon 62 (11): 895–900. November 1996. PMID 8895709.
2. ↑ Valadka AB (2004). "Injury to the cranium". Trauma. New York: McGraw-Hill, Medical Pub. Division. pp. 385–406. ISBN 0-07-137069-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=VgizxQg-8QQC&dq=tracheobronchial&pg=PA545. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
3. ↑ Pollak, Andrew N. (ed.) (2011). "Chapter 9: Airway Management". Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. p. 343. ISBN 978-0-7637-7828-6

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Surgical instruments

Dissecting|

| Scalpels|

* Laser scalpel
* RF knife
* Lancets
* Liston knife
* Catlin
* Von Graefe knife

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Surgical scissors|

* Bandage scissors
* Iris scissors
* Mayo scissors
* Metzenbaum scissors
* Tenotomy scissors

Other|

* Rongeur
* Curette
* Osteotome
* Drill bits
* Rasps
* Trocars
* Drills
* Cranial drills
* Dental drills
* Dermatomes

Grasping|

* forceps
* bulldog forceps
* Hemostat
* Obstetric
* Tenaculum
* Debakey forceps

Clamping|

* Foerster clamp
* Hemostat
* Pennington clamp
* Aortic cross-clamp
* Gomco clamp
* Allis clamp

Retracting and viewing|

* Retractors: Senn retractor
* Rib spreader

Other|

| Examination and prep|

* Dilators
* Specula
* Fiber optic endoscopes
* Head mirror

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Suction:|

* Yankauer suction tip

* Irrigation and injection needles

Measurement|

* rulers and calipers

Drain|

* Jackson-Pratt drain
* Penrose drain

Other|

* Catheter
* Surgical staplers
* Periodontal probe
* Surgical suture

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