A randomized clinical trial to compare the effects of a heat and moisture exchanger with a heated humidifying system on the occurrence rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 301-305

  Memish, Ziad A ^a   Oni, Gbolahan A ^a   Djazmati, Wajih ^a   Cunningham, Gwen ^a   Mah, Manuel W ^a  

^a KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILTER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEAT EXCHANGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOISTURE; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034797673     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2001.115404     Document Type: Article

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