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Effect of intermittent subglottic secretion drainage on ventilator-associated pneumonia: A clinical trial

BACKGROUND: Secretions contaminated with oral, nasal, and gastric bacteria accumulate in the subglottic space, above the endotracheal tube cuff. If these secretions are aspirated into lower airways, the intubated patient will be susceptible to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The aim of this s...

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Autores principales: Safdari, Rahimeh, Yazdannik, Ahmadreza, Abbasi, Saeed
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4145492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25183978