Efficacy of probiotics in the prevention of VAP in critically ill ICU patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials

Efficacy of probiotics in the prevention of VAP in critically ill ICU patients: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials

Abstract Introduction Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is reported as the second most common nosocomial infection among critically ill patients with the incidence ranging from 2 to 16 episodes per 1000 ventilator days. The use of probiotics has been shown to have a promising effect in many RCTs...

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Main Authors: Priyam Batra, Kapil Dev Soni, Purva Mathur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
Subjects:
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Critical care
Probiotics
Placebo
Meta-analysis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40560-020-00487-8

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