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A national survey on current practice of use of selective digestive decontamination in the United Kingdom

Authors: R Shah, J Louw, T Veenith

Published in: Critical Care | Special Issue 2/2008

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The incidence of nosocomial pneumonia in patients in intensive care ranges between 7% and 40%, with a crude mortality exceeding 50% [1]. One way to reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care is selective digestive decontamination (SDD). In our clinical experience, SDD is not used frequently in the UK, despite its evidence. …

Baxby D, van Saene HKF, Stoutenbeek CP, Zandstra DF: Selective decontamination of the digestive tract: 13 years on, what it is and what it is not. Intensive Care Med. 1996, 22: 699-706. 10.1007/BF01709750.PubMedCrossRef

Title: A national survey on current practice of use of selective digestive decontamination in the United Kingdom
Authors: R Shah
J Louw
T Veenith
Publication date: 01-03-2008
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue Special Issue 2/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc6228

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