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Promoting subglottic secretion drainage: a quality improvement project in a UK critical care unit

The aim of the study was to promote the practice of subglottic secretion drainage (SSD) in a UK critical care unit. SSD is a technique employed to reduce microaspiration of oropharyngeal secretions in patients with cuffed endotracheal airways. Aspiration of oropharyngeal secretions is the accepted c...

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Autores principales: Weston Smith, Nicholas, Spivey, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8160166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34039618
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001269