Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Johnson and colleagues examined the effectiveness of an oral hygiene ...
OBJECTIVE. To compare ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) rates and patterns of isolates across studies of antibiotic and non‐antibiotic methods for preventing VAP. DESIGN. With the use of 42 cohort ...
Management and Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Caused by Multidrug-resistant Pathogens
Aspiration of oropharyngeal and subglottic secretions is a major contributor to the pathogenesis of VAP. ETTs with subglottic secretion drainage (SSD) are specially designed tubes with a separate ...
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