Comparison of the effect of closed versus open endotracheal suction systems on the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 14-19

  Topeli, A ^a   Harmanci, A ^a   Cetinkaya, Y ^a   Akdeniz, S ^a   Unal, S ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Nosocomial pneumonia; Outcome; Tracheal suction

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUBSPECIES; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TOILET; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; SUCTION; TURKEY;

EID: 4444351984     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.05.005     Document Type: Article

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