Comparison of suction above cuff and standard endotracheal tubes in neurological patients for the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia and in-hospital outcome: A randomized controlled pilot study

BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common complication with endotracheal intubation. The occurrence of VAP results in significant mortality and morbidity. Earlier studies have shown reduction in the incidence of VAP with subglottic secretion drainage. The incidence of VAP in neur...

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Autores principales: Jena, Sritam, Kamath, Sriganesh, Masapu, Dheeraj, Veenakumari, H. B., Ramesh, Venkatapura J., Bhadrinarayan, Varadarajan, Ravikumar, R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4876646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27275073
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.182196

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4876646/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27275073
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-5229.182196

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