Prevention measures for ventilator-associated pneumonia: A new focus on the endotracheal tube

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 190-197

  Ramirez, Paula ^a   Ferrer, Miquel ^b   Torres, Antoni ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Prevention; Selective digestive decontamination; Subglottic secretions; Tracheostomy; Ventilation associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CEFUROXIME; CHLORHEXIDINE; GENTAMICIN; POLYMYXIN; SILVER CARBONATE; SILVER DERIVATIVE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; TOBRAMYCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION; BIOFILM; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EXTUBATION; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NONHUMAN; OROPHARYNX; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECRETION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

BIOFILMS; DECONTAMINATION; DISPOSABLE EQUIPMENT; GLOTTIS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 33847396955     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QCO.0b013e328014daac     Document Type: Review

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