Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract Reduces Pneumonia and Mortality
Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) has been subject of numerous randomized controlled trials in critically ill patients. Almost all clinical trials showed SDD to prevent pneumonia. Nevertheless, SDD has remained a controversial strategy. One reason for why clinicians remained rel...
Main Authors: | Lenneke E. M. Haas, Marcus J. Schultz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | Critical Care Research and Practice |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/501031 |
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