Polyurethane cuffed versus conventional endotracheal tubes: Effect on ventilator-associated pneumonia rates and length of Intensive Care Unit stay

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among patients in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and results in added healthcare costs. One of the methods of preventing VAP is to use polyurethane (PU)-cuffed endotracheal tube (ETT). This study...

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Autores principales: Suhas, P, Kundra, Pankaj, Cherian, Anusha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4800931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27053778
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.177871

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4800931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27053778
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0019-5049.177871

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