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Tolerability and performance of BIP endotracheal tubes with noble metal alloy coating – a randomized clinical evaluation study
BACKGROUND: Hospital acquired infections worsen the outcome of patients treated in intensive care units and are costly. Coatings with silver or metal alloys may reduce or alter the formation of biofilm on invasive medical devices. An endotracheal tube (ETT) is used to connect the patient to a ventil...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667467/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26625869 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-015-0156-z |