Automatic Continuous Control of Cuff Pressure and Subglottic Secretion Suction Used Together to Prevent Pneumonia in Ventilated Patients—A Retrospective and Prospective Cohort Study

Automatic Continuous Control of Cuff Pressure and Subglottic Secretion Suction Used Together to Prevent Pneumonia in Ventilated Patients—A Retrospective and Prospective Cohort Study

The ventilator bundle consists of multiple methods to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates in Intensive Care Units (ICU). The aim of the study was to evaluate how the continuous automatic pressure control in tapered cuffs of endotracheal/tracheostomy tubes applied along with continuous...

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Main Authors: Lucyna Tomaszek, Jarosław Pawlik, Henryk Mazurek, Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
patient care bundles
taper-shaped cuff
subglottic secretion suction
continuous control pressure
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/4952

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