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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Units, Using Open or Closed Endotracheal Suctioning
BACKGROUND: Critically ill patients under mechanical ventilation require frequent suctioning of airway secretion. Closed suction permits suctioning without disconnection from ventilator; so it might decrease hypoxemia and infection rate. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of closed...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Kowsar
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4333305/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25729677 http://dx.doi.org/10.5812/aapm.21649 |