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01-08-2005 | Correspondence

Surprising results deserve consideration

Authors: Marc Leone, François Antonini, Claude Martin

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 8/2005

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Sir: We are grateful to Drs. Dongelmans and Schultz for their comments on our study. Indeed, the use of nondepolarizing neuromuscular blockers for intubation was associated with a 3.4-fold increase in late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia occurrence. In regard to this result, our conclusion stated that the use of neuromuscular blockers was not associated with the risk of late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia, and the type of neuromuscular blockers for intubation should be evaluated in future studies. From this point of view it must be admitted that this conclusion is cautious. …

Title: Surprising results deserve consideration
Authors: Marc Leone
François Antonini
Claude Martin
Publication date: 01-08-2005
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 8/2005
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-005-2673-6

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