Continuous control of tracheal cuff pressure: an effective measure to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia?

In a previous issue of Critical Care, Lorente and colleagues reported the results of a prospective observational study aiming at evaluating the effect of continuous control of cuff pressure (Pcuff ) on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The results suggest a beneficial impact of...

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Main Authors: Rouzé, Anahita, Jaillette, Emmanuelle, Nseir, Saad
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4331487/