A Randomised Controlled Trial of Lactobacillus in the Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Introduction: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP), continues to complicate a significant proportion of critically ill mechanically ventilated patients, resulting in increased morbidity, mortality and hospital costs. Probiotics offer a novel approach to the prevention of VAP. Uncertainty still exis...

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Published in:	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Main Authors:	Arpudh Michael Anandaraj, Kishore Kumar Pichamuthu, Samuel George Hansdak, Prasanna Samuel, Aparna Irodi, Sniya Valsa, John Victor Peter
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2019-08-01
Subjects:	intensive care unit mortality probiotic
Online Access:	https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/13084/42325_CE[Ra1]_F(KM)_PF1(AG_SHU)_PN(SL).pdf