Effect of heat and moisture exchangers on the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains one of the major causes of infection in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is associated with the length of hospital stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, and use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. We compared the frequency of VAP 10 months prior to (pre-...

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Autores principales: Auxiliadora-Martins, M., Menegueti, M.G., Nicolini, E.A., Alkmim-Teixeira, G.C., Bellissimo-Rodrigues, F., Martins-Filho, O.A., Basile-Filho, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2012
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3854231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23044627
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500161

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3854231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23044627
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500161

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