Pepsin and amylase in oral and tracheal secretions: A pilot study

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 334-338

  Sole, Mary Lou ^a   Conrad, Janet ^b   Bennett, Melody ^a   Middleton, Aurea ^c   Hay, Katherine ^d   Ashworth, Suzanne ^e   Mehta, Devendra Indulal ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Pediatric specialty diagnostic laboratory   (United States)

^c ORLANDO HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e ORLANDO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; PEPSIN A;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; PILOT STUDY; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION OF GASTRIC CONTENTS; SECRETION (PROCESS); STOMACH JUICE; SUCTION; TRACHEA;

AMYLASES; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTRIC JUICE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH; PEPSIN A; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION OF GASTRIC CONTENTS; SUCTION; TRACHEA;

EID: 84903829785     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2014292     Document Type: Article

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