Humidification policies for mechanically ventilated intensive care patients and prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-291

  Niel Weise B S ^a   Wille, J C ^b   van den Broek, P J ^c  

^a Dutch Working Party on Infection Prevention   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Institute for Healthcare Improvement CBO   (Netherlands)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Humidification method; Systematic review; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA EXTRACTION; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; POLICY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 33947578746     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.10.020     Document Type: Review

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