Accuracy of Alpha Amylase in Diagnosing Microaspiration in Intubated Critically-Ill Patients

OBJECTIVES: Amylase concentration in respiratory secretions was reported to be a potentially useful marker for aspiration and pneumonia. The aim of this study was to determine accuracy of α-amylase in diagnosing microaspiration in critically ill patients. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of prospecti...

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Autores principales: Dewavrin, Florent, Zerimech, Farid, Boyer, Alexandre, Maboudou, Patrice, Balduyck, Malika, Duhamel, Alain, Nseir, Saad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3946401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24603906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090851

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3946401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24603906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0090851

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