Cargando…

Pro/con clinical debate: The use of a protected specimen brush in the diagnosis of ventilator associated pneumonia

Although mechanical ventilation is instituted as a life-saving technique, it may lead to complications that can negatively impact on patients' morbidity and/or mortality. Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is one such complication that is a common challenge to intensivists. Although most exp...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Heyland, Daren, Ewig, Santiago, Torres, Antoni
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2002
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC137291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11983035
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc1468