Impact of selective decontamination of the digestive tract on multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1370-1376

  Silvestri, Luciano ^a   Van Saene, Hendrick K F ^b   Zandstra, Durk F ^c   Marshall, John C ^d   Gregori, Dario ^e   Gullo, Antonino ^f  

^a Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ONZE LIEVE VROUWE GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

^d ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^f Policlinico   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibacterial agents; Bacterial translocation; Control; Gastrointestinal tract; Infection control; Multiple organ failure; Prevention; Selective digestive decontamination; Therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; NEOMYCIN; NORFLOXACIN; NYSTATIN; PLACEBO; POLYMYXIN; POLYMYXIN B; TOBRAMYCIN; TRIMETHOPRIM; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROL GROUP; DATA EXTRACTION; DEATH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE TRACT DECONTAMINATION; EMBASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTESTINE; MEDLINE; MODEL; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OROPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK; SAMPLE SIZE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 77951622866     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181d9db8c     Document Type: Review

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