Listello and Sessler used a simple score to describe airway secretions. This can help to track the secretions over time and to detect a change. The authors are from the Medical College of Virginia.
Parameters
(1) amount
(2) frequency of suctioning
(3) color
(4) consistency
Parameters |
Findings |
Points |
amount |
minimal to mild |
0 |
|
moderate to copious |
1 |
frequency of suctioning |
frequent (every 1-2 hours or more often) |
1 |
|
other |
0 |
color |
yellow, green, bloody |
1 |
|
other |
0 |
consistency |
thick and tenacious |
1 |
|
other |
0 |
total score =
= SUM(points for all 4 parameters)
Interpretation:
• minimum score: 0
• maximum score: 4
• The higher the score the more abnormal the airway secretions.
Specialty: Pulmonology
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