Policies for endotracheal suctioning of patients receiving mechanical ventilation: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 531-536

  Niel Weise B S ^a,c   Snoeren, R L M M ^b   Van Den Broek, P J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b CPRLab   (Netherlands)

^c Dutch Working Party on Infection Prevention   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; META ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SUCTION; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 34249325102     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513726     Document Type: Article

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