Probiotics for trauma patients: Should we be taking a precautionary approach?

Journal of Trauma Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 46-52

  Vitko, Heather A ^a,c   Sekula, L Kathleen ^a   Schreiber, Martin A ^b  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Precautionary principle; Probiotics; Trauma patients

Indexed keywords

PROBIOTIC AGENT;

AWARENESS; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

AWARENESS; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBIOTICS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 85015770480     PISSN: 10787496     EISSN: 19323883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTN.0000000000000263     Document Type: Review

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