Development of a device to reduce gastro-esophageal reflux in critically ill patients

Development of a device to reduce gastro-esophageal reflux in critically ill patients

Introduction: Gastro-esophageal Reflux (GER) in mechanically ventilated patients is a contributing factor in the development of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP). In this paper, we report pilot studies in an animal model and in human volunteers describing a new Peristaltic Feeding Tube (PFT) com...

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Main Authors: Yaron Avitzur, Peter Vernon van Heerden, Lior Dayan, Ofer Pintel, Jiri Skopek, Yariv Siman-Tov, Stephen McClave, Gianluigi Li Bassi, Antonio Torres, Pierre Singer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-06-01
Series:Clinical Nutrition Experimental
Subjects:
Gastro-esophageal reflux
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Novel device
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352939316300069

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