Tracheotomy is a common procedure in critically ill patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation. The existing oral endotracheal tube is replaced with a percutaneous endotracheal tube that is ...
To SDD or Not To SDD? Prophylactic administration of antibiotics, including selective digestive tract decontamination (SDD), to critically ill patients in an era of antibiotic resistance is a highly ...
Using a bundled protocol for caring for infants and children with mechanical ventilation may prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study in Critical Care Nurse. The authors propose a ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 11 - Electric toothbrushing as part of standard oral care does not reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), results of a study indicate.
“This study will test the hypothesis that preventing biofilm growth on ETTs can reduce the incidence of VAP, shorten stays in the ICU, and improve patient health. Our prior first-in-human study showed ...
EQS-News: Viromed Medical AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous/Study Viromed Medical AG seeks special approval for cold plasma device for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) 10.07.2024 ...
In a randomized trial involving critically ill patients who had undergone mechanical ventilation for 3 days, a 3-day course of inhaled amikacin reduced the burden of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
A phenomenon that skilled nursing teams have long appreciated was recently highlighted in a recent article published in JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers Ehrenzeller and Klompas shed light on a ...
While 10 percent of patients in intensive care units develop healthcare-associated infections, the majority of them may be preventable, according to a study in Infection Control and Hospital ...
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