Evaluation of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia According to Stress Related Mucosal Disease Prophylaxis Regimen in the Intensive Care Unit

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) increases the cost of intensive care unit (ICU) treatment and the chance of mortality. Due to the increasing use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and H2 receptor inhibitors for stress ulcer prophylaxis, the purpose of the study was to investigate the...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Hajiesmaeili, Omid Moradi Moghadam, Alireza Sedaghat, Mohammad Niakan, Shahram Seifi, Farshid Rahimi Bashar, Amir Vahedian Azimi, Hosna Forooghirad, Davood Yadegarynia, Mohammad Fathi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2015-11-01
Series:Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care
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Online Access:https://aacc.tums.ac.ir/index.php/aacc/article/view/38