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Endotracheal tubes and fluid aspiration: an in vitro evaluation of new cuff technologies

BACKGROUND: Aspiration of subglottic secretions past the endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff is a prerequisite for developing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Subglottic secretion drainage (SSD) ETTs reduce aspiration of subglottic secretions and have demonstrated lower VAP rates. We compared the per...

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Autores principales: Mariyaselvam, Maryanne Z., Marsh, Lucy L., Bamford, Sarah, Smith, Ann, Wise, Matt P., Williams, David W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5336650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28257624
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12871-017-0328-0