Pneumonia prevention to decrease mortality in intensive care unit: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 64-75

  Roquilly, Antoine ^a   Marret, Emmanuel ^c   Abraham, Edward ^d   Asehnoune, Karim ^a,b  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^d WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital acquired pneumonia prevention; Mechanical ventilation; Mortality; Selective digestive decontamination

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DATA BASE; ENTERIC FEEDING; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MORTALITY RATE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; ADULT; AGED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; INFECTION CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84983260737     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu740     Document Type: Review

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