Prevention of Pneumonia Comparing Ceftriaxone With Subglottic Aspiration

Summary

The primary purpose of the trial is to compare the efficacy and safety of two measures which claim to prevent early-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Timeline

Start

2000-10

Primary completion

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Completion

2003-10

Publications

• Background van Saene HK, Damjanovic V, Murray AE, de la Cal MA. How to classify infections in intensive care units--the carrier state, a criterion whose time has come? J Hosp Infect. 1996 May;33(1):1-12. doi: 10.1016/s0195-6701(96)90025-0. No abstract available.
• Background Sanchez Garcia M, Cambronero Galache JA, Lopez Diaz J, Cerda Cerda E, Rubio Blasco J, Gomez Aguinaga MA, Nunez Reiz A, Rogero Marin S, Onoro Canaveral JJ, Sacristan del Castillo JA. Effectiveness and cost of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in critically ill intubated patients. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1998 Sep;158(3):908-16. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.158.3.9712079.
• Background Valles J, Artigas A, Rello J, Bonsoms N, Fontanals D, Blanch L, Fernandez R, Baigorri F, Mestre J. Continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia. Ann Intern Med. 1995 Feb 1;122(3):179-86. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-122-3-199502010-00004.

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