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Effectiveness of heat and moisture exchangers in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients: a meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Patients may acquire ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) by aspirating the condensate that originates in the ventilator circuit upon use of a conventional humidifier. The bacteria that colonize the patients themselves can proliferate in the condensate and then return to the airways and...

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Udgivet i:BMC Anesthesiol
Main Authors: Menegueti, Mayra Gonçalves, Auxiliadora-Martins, Maria, Nunes, Altacílio Aparecido
Format: Artigo
Sprog:Inglês
Udgivet: BioMed Central 2014
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Online adgang:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4384307/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25844065
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2253-14-115
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