Comparison of bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage vs blind lavage with a modified nasogastric tube in the etiologic diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Medicina Intensiva

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 115-120

  Leo, A ^a   Galindo Galindo, J ^a   Folch, E ^b   Guerrero, A ^a   Bosques, F ^a   Mercado, R ^a   Arroliga, A C ^c  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR JOSÉ ELEUTERIO GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Blind bronchoalveolar lavage; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Nasogastric tube; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 42149094441     PISSN: 02105691     EISSN: 15786749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0210-5691(08)70921-5     Document Type: Article

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