Expiratory rib cage compression, endotracheal suctioning, and vital signs.

1. Bousarri MP, Shirvani Y, Agha‐Hassan‐Kashani S, Nasab NM. The effect of expiratory rib cage compression before endotracheal suctioning on the vital signs in patients under mechanical ventilation. Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res 2014;19:285‐9. 2. Kohan M, Rezaei‐Adaryani M, Najaf‐Yarandi A, Hoseini F, Mohammad‐Taheri N. Effects of expiratory ribcage compression before endotracheal suctioning on arterial blood gases in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Nurs Crit Care 2014;19:255‐61. Sir, We read with interest Bousarri et al.’s article which has been recently published in your journal under the title “The effect of expiratory rib cage compression before endotracheal suctioning on the vital signs in patients under mechanical ventilation.”[1] While the article is potentially of interest to readers, there are several aspects that need attention.