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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...
Autores principales: | Heyland, Daren, Ewig, Santiago, Torres, Antoni |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2002
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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 |
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