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Review: several interventions prevent ventilator associated pneumonia in critically ill patients

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.6.4.112

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    Collard HR, Saint S, Matthay MA.Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: an evidence-based systematic review.Ann Intern Med2003;138:494–501OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    QUESTION: Which interventions prevent ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill patients?

    Data sources

    English language studies were identified by searching Medline (1966–2001) and the Cochrane Library, and by reviewing bibliographies of retrieved articles.

    Study selection

    Studies were selected if they were randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or observational cohort controlled trials.

    Data extraction

    Data were extracted on study design, intervention, and outcomes.

    Main results

    34 studies met the selection criteria. Meta-analysis was not done because of study variations in the diagnostic …

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    • Sources of funding: Department of Veterans Affairs and National Institutes of Health.

    • For correspondence: Dr H R Collard, Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO, USA. hal.collard{at}uchsc.edu