Antibacterial-processed Endotracheal Tube on Prevention of Ventilator Associated Lower Respiratory Infection / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To reduce the occurrence of ventilator associated lower respiratory infection(VALRI) with the simple effective method.METHODS All studied patients who received mechanical ventilation(MV) in ICU were divided into the study group(antibacterial-processed endotracheal tube group) and the control group.Bacterial culture of samples from endotracheal tube inwall and lower respiratory tract were obtained periodically.The clinical data such as the duration of MV,the time of occurrence of VALRI,and the case fatality rate were recorded and analyzed.RESULTS In patients with MV