Clinical review: Non-antibiotic strategies for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia

Critical Care

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-51

  Ferrer, Ricard ^a   Artigas, Antonio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Airway; Mechanical ventilation; Pneumonia; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; RANITIDINE; SUCRALFATE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HAND WASHING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; REVIEW; STOMACH DISTENSION; STRESS ULCER; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0036176723     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc1452     Document Type: Review

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