Synbiotics for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a probiotics strain-specific network meta-analysis

Objective Probiotics may be efficacious in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The aim of this network meta-analysis (NMA) was to clarify the efficacy of different types of probiotics for preventing VAP. Methods This systematic review and NMA was conducted according to the updated pref...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Qiong-Li Fan, Xiu-Mei Yu, Quan-Xing Liu, Wang Yang, Qin Chang, Yu-Ping Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-11-01
Series:Journal of International Medical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0300060519876753