The ventilator circuit and ventilator-associated pneumonia

Respiratory Care

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 774-785

  Branson, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Humidification; Mechanical ventilation; Suctioning; Ventilator circuit; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INFECTION RISK; LUNG INFECTION; META ANALYSIS; MORBIDITY; NEBULIZER; RESPIRATORY CARE; RESUSCITATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENTILATOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT; HUMIDITY; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; SUCTION; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PNEUMONIA; SUCTION; UNITED STATES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 27244435000     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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