Continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the postoperative period of major heart surgery - Bouza, Emilio; Pérez, María Jesús; Muñoz, Patricia; Rincón, Cristina; Barrio, José María; Hortal, Javier (Chest, 2008)
Keywords: Aged; Cardiac Surgical Procedures; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Glottis - secretion; Humans; Incidence; Intubation, Intratracheal; Male; Mucus - secretion; Pneumonia, Aspiration - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Aspiration - etiology; Pneumonia, Aspiration - prevention & control; Postoperative Care - methods; Postoperative Complications; Prospective Studies; Respiration, Artificial - adverse effects; Respiration, Artificial - methods; Risk Factors; Suction - methods; Treatment Outcome