Would “Suction above Cuff” be a Better Option than the “Standard” Endotracheal Tube for the Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Randomized Study in Postoperative Neurological Patients

CONTEXT: Ventilator associated pneumonia is one the most common nosocomial infection encountered in the ICU patients. Despite of the implementation of the VAP prevention bundle, the incidence remains high. This can be attributed to the peritubal leak and the aspiration of the oropharyngeal secretion...

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Autores principales: Gunjan, Ankesh, Shekhar, Saurav, Akhileshwar, Kumar, Priyesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6020611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29962620
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aer.AER_39_18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6020611/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29962620
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aer.AER_39_18

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