Influence of airway management on ventilator-associated pneumonia: Evidence from randomized trials

JAMA

Volumn 279, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 781-787

  Cook, Deborah ^a   De Jonghe, Bernard ^b   Brochard, Laurent ^c   Brun Buisson, Christian ^c  

^a ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER INTERCOMMUNAL   (France)

^c HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0032507210     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.10.781     Document Type: Article

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