Selective digestive decontamination is superior to oropharyngeal chlorhexidine in preventing pneumonia and reducing mortality in critically ill patients

Silvestri, Luciano; van Saene, Hendrick K. F; Folla, Liviano; Milanese, Marco

Selective digestive decontamination is superior to oropharyngeal chlorhexidine in preventing pneumonia and reducing mortality in critically ill patients / A descontaminação digestiva seletiva é superior à clorexidina via orofaringe na prevenção de pneumonia e na redução da mortalidade em pacientes criticamente enfermos

Silvestri, Luciano; van Saene, Hendrick K. F; Folla, Liviano; Milanese, Marco.

Silvestri, Luciano; Presidio Ospedaliero. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care. IT
van Saene, Hendrick K. F; University of Liverpool. School of Clinical Sciences. Liverpool. GB
Folla, Liviano; Center for Dentistry and Day Surgery. Ronchi dei Legionari. IT
Milanese, Marco; Presidio Ospedaliero. Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care. IT

J. bras. pneumol ; 36(2): 270-272, mar.-abr. 2010. ilus

Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-546385

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Humans; Critical Illness/mortality; Decontamination/standards; Pneumonia, Bacterial/prevention & control; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use; Chlorhexidine/therapeutic use; Decontamination/methods; Gastrointestinal Tract/microbiology; Oropharynx/microbiology

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Decontamination / Critical Illness / Pneumonia, Bacterial Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: J. bras. pneumol Journal subject: Pulmonary Disease (Specialty) Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: Italy / United kingdom Institution/Affiliation country: Center for Dentistry and Day Surgery/IT / Presidio Ospedaliero/IT / University of Liverpool/GB

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