Selective intestinal decontamination in multiple trauma patients: Prospective, controlled trial

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 687-694

  Lingnau, Werner ^b   Berger, Josef ^c   Javorsky, Friedrich ^c   Lejeune, Philippe ^a   Mutz, Norbert ^c   Benzer, Herbert ^c  

^a Lejeune Consulting Co   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Decontamination; Gastrointestinal; Mortality rate; Multipl e organ failure; Nosocomial infection; Oropharynx; Pneumonia; Sepsis; Trauma patients

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CIPROFLOXACIN; POLYMYXIN; TOBRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031002778     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-199704000-00018     Document Type: Conference Paper

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