Aspiration and the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 597-609

  Parker, Chris M ^a   Heyland, Daren K ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTAMINATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; STOMACH SECRETION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 15244345555     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0115426504019006597     Document Type: Review

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