Effects of reintubation on ventilator associated nosocomial pneumonias incidence in ICU patients with versus without selective digestive decontamination
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Introduction Reintubation has been shown, among many others, to be an independent risk factor for development of ventilator-associated pneumonia1 (VAP) which is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in ICUs. Selective Digestive Decontamination (SDD) is a tool that prevent infections in critically ill patients particularly VAP, that has been used mainly in Holland and in Spain. Despite of the evidence its use remains controversial.
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