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Incidence of lower respiratory tract infections in patients treated with post-cardiac arrest mild therapeutic hypothermia and selective digestive tract decontamination

Authors: NA Vellinga, EC Boerma, MA Kuiper

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 1/2011

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Mild therapeutic hypothermia (MTH) is known to have a neuroprotective effect after cardiac arrest (CA). Among the well-recognized side effects is an increased incidence of infections. A useful strategy in preventing lower respiratory tract infections (LRIs) during MTH is selective digestive tract decontamination (SDD). To this purpose, we examined the use of antibiotics and microbial flora in sputum in post-CA patients treated with MTH and SDD and compared this with the infection rate during MTH that has been reported in literature. …

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Title: Incidence of lower respiratory tract infections in patients treated with post-cardiac arrest mild therapeutic hypothermia and selective digestive tract decontamination
Authors: NA Vellinga
EC Boerma
MA Kuiper
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 1/2011
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc9722

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