Medications administered during suctioning
The 2001 CPG (4) made recommendations regarding the use of medications for the prevention of increased intracranial pressure or cerebral perfusion pressure, and minimizing or decreasing bradycardia during suctioning. We found two new RCTs and one RCO that examined a variety of medications to assist in secretion clearance, suppressing cough and preventing deleterious changes in HR and mean arterial pressure (MAP) (Table 6).