Subglottic secretion drainage for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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...Patients who require invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) are at risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) (1)....
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...Strategies that aim to reduce the quantity of bacteria aspirated are semirecumbency positioning (32) and those that reduce the inoculums of bacteria in aspirated secretions, such as decontamination of the oral cavity with chlorhexidine (33) or selective decontamination of the digestive tract (34)....
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...VAP is associated with prolonged duration of MV, intensive care unit (ICU) stay, hospital stay, and increased healthcare costs (2, 3)....
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...In our study, the number needed to treat for an ETT with SSD to prevent one case of VAP was 11 contrasted with the low acquisition cost of these ETTs and the large amount of costs associated with VAP (2)....
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