Ventilator circuit and secretion management strategies: A Franco-Canadian survey

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 3547-3554

  Cook, Deborah ^a,e   Ricard, Jean Damien ^b   Reeve, Brenda ^a   Randall, Jill ^a   Wigg, Melanie ^c   Brochard, Laurent ^d   Dreyfuss, Didier ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^e ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endotracheal intubation; Endotracheal suctioning; Humidification; Mechanical ventilation; Supine; Survey; Ventilator circuit; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMIDIFIER; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0033782961     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200010000-00034     Document Type: Article

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