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BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020 All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro +4 more
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Annals of Intensive Care, 2020 Background The data on incidence, clinical presentation, and outcomes of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) are limited.
C. Luyt +16 more
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Hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia: Diagnosis, management, and prevention
Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine, 2020 Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) cause significant inpatient morbidity and mortality. They are especially challenging to diagnose promptly in the intensive care unit because a plethora of other causes can ...
Anita Modi, C. Kovacs
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Safety and efficacy of colistin versus meropenem in the empirical treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia as part of a macro-project funded by the Seventh Framework Program of the European Commission studying off-patent antibiotics. study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common and severe hospital-adquired infections, and multidrugresistant gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB) constitute the main etiology in many countries.
Clara Rosso, Fernández +6 more
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The Impact of Chlorhexidine Mucoadhesive Gel in the Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma, 2023 Objective: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the common cause of morbidity and mortality in the intensivecare unit. Due to the antimicrobial effect of chlorhexidine, and the long-lasting result of mucoadhesive drugs,this study aimed to determine the ...
Faramarz Dobakhti +2 more
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Update on ventilator-associated pneumonia [PDF]
F1000Research, 2017 Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent life-threatening nosocomial infection in intensive care units. The diagnostic is difficult because radiological and clinical signs are inaccurate and could be associated with various respiratory diseases. The concept of infection-related ventilator-associated complication has been proposed as a
Wafa Esaied +6 more
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Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2019 Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a serious problem which needs to be addressed for a better outcome of the ventilated babies. The present study is undertaken to find out the prevalence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonates in a ...
Anita Lamichhane, Aparna Mishra
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Investigation of Ventilator Associated Pneumoniae in Intensive Care Patients
Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2016 Objective: Mechanical ventilator associated pneumonia is a serious infection occurred frequently in intensive care units and associated with high mortality.
Hakan Tağrıkulu, +2 more
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Journal of Mechanical Ventilation, 2020 Objective: Accurate measurements of ventilator length of stay are important for quality measures and mandated by Centers of Disease Control for reporting ventilator associated events.
Kimiyo Yamasaki +2 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020 Background The objective of this study was to evaluate the virulence of P. aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) strains (cases) in terms of biofilm production and other phenotypic and genotypic virulence factors compared to P.
B. Alonso +8 more
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