Effect of heat and moisture exchangers on the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains one of the major causes of infection in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is associated with the length of hospital stay, duration of mechanical ventilation, and use of broad-spectrum antibiotics. We compared the frequency of VAP 10 months prior to (pre-...
Main Authors: | M. Auxiliadora-Martins, M.G. Menegueti, E.A. Nicolini, G.C. Alkmim-Teixeira, F. Bellissimo-Rodrigues, O.A. Martins-Filho, A. Basile-Filho |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2012-12-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012001200027&lng=en&tlng=en |
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