Randomized intubation with polyurethane or conical cuffs to prevent pneumonia in ventilated patients

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 191, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 637-645

  Philippart, Franҫois ^a   Gaudry, Stéphane ^b,c   Quinquis, Laurent ^b   Lau, Nicolas ^a,d   Ouanes, Islem ^e   Touati, Samia ^a,d   Nguyen, Jean Claude ^a   Branger, Catherine ^b,c   Faibis, Frédéric ^d   Mastouri, Maha ^e   Forceville, Xavier ^d   Abroug, Fekri ^e   Ricard, Jean Damien ^b,c   Grabar, Sophie ^b,c   Misset, Benoît ^a,c  

^a SAINT JOSEPH HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

^d General Hospital Center   (France)

^e FATTOUMA BOURGUIBA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bacterial colonization; Intensive care; Tracheal intubation; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; STEROID; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY FAILURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISINFECTION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFF; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGITIS; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATION CONTROL; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STOMACH TUBE; STREPTOCOCCUS; STRIDOR; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; TRACHEA;

AGED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; POLYURETHANES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEA;

EID: 84924785408     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201408-1398OC     Document Type: Article

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