'suction port' is correct and is used in both spoken and written English.
You could use it, for example, to refer to a connection point in a device through which fluid is extracted: "The water pump has a suction port near the outlet."
Aspiration of saliva may be decreased with the use of a subglottic suction port.
In addition, a portion of refrigerant in the high-pressure stream was by-passed into the compressor suction port.
A small number of patients had ulceration at the site of the suction port but did not suffer any complication as a result.
A deep understanding of the suction process of a scroll expander provides an essential guidance for the optimal design of the suction port and the scroll top profile.
As key factors affecting transient performances of the scroll expander, unsteady flow behaviours in the suction port and suction chamber were investigated.
5/41 (12 %) patients were reported to have injury at the site of the suction port; 2 were reported to have mild edema and erythema and 3 had mild to moderate ulceration.
Regarding PCT subglottic suction ports, 38% of ICUs did utilise these tubes whilst 62% did not.
Significant differences in practise exist with PCT and subglottic suction ports on tubes.
Regarding subglottic suction ports on ETT and tracheostomy tubes, the size of the ICU does not necessarily dictate their use.
The LoTrach™ tube has further addressed these concerns by incorporating three subglottic suction ports adjacent to the tracheal tube cuff, making subglottic suctioning more efficient and less traumatic.
Of the group of ICUs that did not use subglottic suction ports on their tracheostomy tubes, the average beds per unit was 10.
