Continuous versus intermittent endotracheal cuff pressure control for the prevention of ventilator-associated respiratory infections in Vietnam: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Continuous versus intermittent endotracheal cuff pressure control for the prevention of ventilator-associated respiratory infections in Vietnam: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Ventilator-associated respiratory infection (VARI) comprises ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT). Although their diagnostic criteria vary, together these are the most common hospital-acquired infections in intensive care units (...

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Main Authors: Vu Quoc Dat, Ronald B. Geskus, Marcel Wolbers, Huynh Thi Loan, Lam Minh Yen, Nguyen Thien Binh, Le Thanh Chien, Nguyen Thi Hoang Mai, Nguyen Hoan Phu, Nguyen Phu Huong Lan, Nguyen Van Hao, Hoang Bao Long, Tran Phuong Thuy, Nguyen Van Kinh, Nguyen Vu Trung, Vu Dinh Phu, Nguyen Trung Cap, Dao Tuyet Trinh, James Campbell, Evelyne Kestelyn, Heiman F. L. Wertheim, Duncan Wyncoll, Guy Edward Thwaites, H. Rogier van Doorn, C. Louise Thwaites, Behzad Nadjm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Intensive care unit
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Intubation
Tracheal tube cuff pressure
Hospital-acquired infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-018-2587-6

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