Assessment of ventilator-associated pneumonia by combining 8-isoprostane and nitric oxide levels in exhaled breath condensate with the clinical pulmonary infection score
Objective To investigate the effectiveness of combining the 8-isoprostane and nitric oxide (NO) levels in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) with the clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) to assess ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients on mechanical ventilation. Methods Thirty-two patie...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Journal of International Medical Research |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060520922472 |