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Is α-Amylase an Important Biomarker to Detect Aspiration of Oral Secretions in Ventilated Patients?

Alpha-amylase has emerged as a biomarker of interest in detecting aspiration of oral secretions. In several studies, most ventilated patients have α-amylase values detected in pulmonary secretions. Values of α-amylase are high (as expected) in oral secretions and lowest in bronchoalveolar lavage sam...

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Autores principales: Sole, Mary Lou, Talbert, Steven R., Rathbun, Kimberly P., Mehta, Devendra I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7365705/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32766556
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CCE.0000000000000159