Application of Prone Position Flushing Sputum Aspiration for Mechanically Ventilated Patients with Severe Inhalation Injury Using Rollover Beds
Objective To explore the application effects of prone position flushing sputum aspiration in rollover beds for mechanically ventilated patients with severe inhalation injuries.Methods Convenient sam-pling method was used to select mechanically ventilated patients with severe inhalation injuries in the De-partment of Burn and Plastic Surgery in a tertiary hospital in Suzhou from March 2021 to March 2023.Ac-cording to the time of admission,they were divided into the control group(n=30)and the observation group(n=26)and were respectively treated in supine position and in prone position in rollover beds.Re-sults The observation group was better than the control group in the effective rate of sputum aspiration and oxygenation index.The time taken for the disappearance of charcoal deposits in the respiratory tract and for tracheal cannula removal in the observation group were shorter than those in the control group(all P<0.05).Conclusions The prone position flushing sputum aspiration in rollover beds can improve the ef-ficiency of sputum aspiration for mechanically ventilated patients with severe inhalation injuries,improve the oxygenation index,speed up the disappearance of charcoal deposits in the respiratory tract,and shorten the time of tracheal cannula removal,which is worthy of clinical promotion.