Effect of 72-hour versus weekly changes of in-line suction catheters on rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia

• Main Authors: Y. Poolkumlang, W. Pommachat, P. Siripanich, S. Pramprawat, S. Disayabutr
• Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/51544
• Institution: Mahidol University

© Journal Of The Medical Association Of Thailand. Background: Various studies have demonstrated that these two suction systems were not significantly different in the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and mortality rate among the mechanically ventilated patients. Closed suction syst...