- ►171.66.122.149 J Chastre, JY Fagon - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2002 - 171.66.122.149 Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to complicate the course of 8 to
28% of patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV). In contrast to infections
of more frequently involved organs (eg, urinary tract and skin), for which ... Cited by 1106 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 15 versions
- ►planet.nl [PDF] MB Drakulovic, A Torres, TT Bauer, JM Nicolas … - The Lancet, 1999 - Elsevier The frequency of clinically suspected nosocomial pneumonia was lower in the
semirecumbent group than in the supine group (three of 39 [8%] vs 16 of 47
[34%]; 95% CI for difference 10·0–42.0, p=0·003). This was also true ... Cited by 802 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 12 versions
- ►atsjournals.org JL Trouillet, J Chastre, A Vuagnat, ML Joly- … - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 1998 - Am Thoracic Soc To determine risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by
potentially drug-resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
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DJ Cook, BK Reeve, GH Guyatt, DK Heyland, … - Jama, 1996 - Am Med Assoc PURPOSE--To resolve discrepancies in previous systematic overviews and provide
estimates of the effect of stress ulcer prophylaxis on gastrointestinal
bleeding, pneumonia, and mortality in critically ill patients. DATA ... Cited by 522 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 7 versions
- ►171.66.122.149 A Artigas, GR Bernard, J Carlet, D Dreyfuss, … - Intensive Care Medicine, 1998 - Springer Abstract The acute respiratory dis- tress syndrome (ARDS) continues as a
contributor to the morbidity and mortality of patients in intensive care units
throughout the world, im- parting tremendous human and fi- nancial costs. ... Cited by 493 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
- ►chestjournal.org [PDF] MH Kollef, P Silver, DM Murphy, E Trovillion - Chest, 1995 - Am Coll Chest Phys Page 1. DOI 10.1378/chest.108.6.1655 1995;108;1655-1662 Chest Trovillion Marin H.
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OC Tablan, LJ Anderson, R Besser, C Bridges … - MMWR, 2004 - vha.com Ofelia C. Tablan, MD1 Larry J. Anderson, MD2 Richard Besser, MD3 Carolyn
Bridges, MD2 Rana Hajjeh, MD3 ... 1Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion,
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- ►critcaremed.com N Safdar, C Dezfulian, HR Collard, S Saint - Critical care medicine, 2005 - journals.lww.com Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial
infection in critically ill patients. The clinical and economic consequences of
VAP are unclear, with a broad range of values reported in the literature ... Cited by 242 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 13 versions
- ►171.66.122.149 DCJJ Bergmans, MJM Bonten, CA Gaillard, JC … - American journal of respiratory and critical care …, 2001 - 171.66.122.149 Colonization of the intestinal tract has been assumed to be important in the
pathogenesis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), but relative impacts of
oropharyngeal, gastric, or intestinal colonization have not been ... Cited by 216 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 5 versions
- ►bmj.com A Messori, S Trippoli, M Vaiani, M Gorini, A … - British Medical Journal, 2000 - bmj.com Ranitidine and sucralfate are widely used to prevent stress ulcers in patients
admitted to intensive care units. 1 A meta-analysis published by Cook et al in
1996 showed that H 2 receptor antagonists (such as cimetidine and ... Cited by 187 - Related articles - BL Direct - All 9 versions
