Repositioning of endotracheal tube and risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia among adult patients: A matched case-control study

Repositioning of endotracheal tube and risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia among adult patients: A matched case-control study

INTRODUCTION: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most serious hospital-acquired infections to occur among mechanically ventilated patients. Many risk factors for VAP have been identified in the literature; however, there is a lack of studies examining the association between endotra...

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Main Authors: Taha Ismaeil, Latifah Alfunaysan, Nouf Alotaibi, Shatha Alkadi, Fatmah Othman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Endotracheal tube
mechanical ventilation
ventilator-associated pneumonia
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2019;volume=14;issue=4;spage=264;epage=268;aulast=Ismaeil

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