Intermittent suction of oral secretions before each positional change may reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia: A pilot study

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 336, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 397-401

  Tsai, Hui Hwa ^a   Lin, Fang Chi ^b,c   Chang, Shi Chuan ^a,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Critical care; Mechanical ventilation; Oral secretions; Pneumonia; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY POSITION; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOUTH SECRETION; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECRETION; SUCTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; MICROBIOLOGY; SECRETIONS;

BODILY SECRETIONS; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SUCTION;

EID: 58149185927     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31816b8761     Document Type: Article

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