Ventilator associated pneumonia and endotracheal tube repositioning: An underrated risk factor

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1328-1330

  Murphy, F McGovern ^a   Raymond, M ^a   Menard, P A ^a   Bejar Ardiles, K R ^a   Carignan, A ^a   Lesur, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endotracheal tube; Mechanical ventilation; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE REPOSITIONING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PROCEDURES; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CANADA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RISK FACTOR;

AGED; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84922205457     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.09.001     Document Type: Article

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