Lateral-horizontal patient position and horizontal orientation of the endotracheal tube to prevent aspiration in adult surgical intensive care unit patients: A feasibility study

Respiratory Care

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 294-302

  Mauri, Tommaso ^a   Berra, Lorenzo ^b   Kumwilaisak, Kanya ^c   Pivi, Silvia ^d   Ufberg, Jacob W ^e   Kueppers, Friedrich ^e   Pesenti, Antonio ^a   Bigatello, Luca M ^b  

^a SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration of gastric contents; Lateral horizontal position; Pepsin; Prevention; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

PEPSIN A;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PATIENT POSITIONING; STOMACH CONTENT; TRACHEA; VENTILATOR;

AGED; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEPSIN A; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; TRACHEA;

EID: 77949379909     PISSN: 00201324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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