Suction circuit flushing with chlorhexidine decreases ventilator-associated pneumonia: a quasi-experimental study

Suction circuit flushing with chlorhexidine decreases ventilator-associated pneumonia: a quasi-experimental study

BackgroundEndotracheal suctioning of mechanically ventilated patients differs across the world. In many low and middle-income countries, endotracheal suctioning is often performed with a sterile suctioning catheter that is used for 12 h or during the length of one nursing shift. The effect of flushi...

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Main Authors: Mohamed H. Eid, Monica – Marilena Ţânţu, Jos M. Latour, Mohammed Ahmed Sultan, Nahed Attia Kandeel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
airway management
chlorhexidine
endotracheal suctioning
intensive care units
ventilator-associated pneumonia
global health
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1295277/full

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