Supine body position as a risk factor for nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients: A randomised trial

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9193, 1999, Pages 1851-1858

  Drakulovic, Mitra B ^a   Torres, Antoni ^a   Bauer, Torsten T ^a   Nicolas, Jose M ^b   Nogué, Santiago ^b   Ferrer, Miquel ^a  

^a Intensive Care Unit   (Spain)

^b Dept Med Inst d'I   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS PNEUMONIA; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SUPINE POSITION;

EID: 0033610663     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)12251-1     Document Type: Article

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