Study of prone positioning to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in hypoxaemic patients

The aim of the present study was to examine whether prone positioning (PP) affects ventilator associated-pneumonia (VAP) and mortality in patients with acute lung injury/adult respiratory distress syndrome. 2,409 prospectively included patients were admitted over 9 yrs (2000-2008) to 12 French inten...

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Published in:	The European respiratory journal Vol. 35; no. 4; p. 795
Main Authors:	Mounier, R, Adrie, C, Français, A, Garrouste-Orgeas, M, Cheval, C, Allaouchiche, B, Jamali, S, Dinh-Xuan, A T, Goldgran-Toledano, D, Cohen, Y, Azoulay, E, Timsit, J-F, Ricard, J-D
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.04.2010
Subjects:	Acute Disease Aged Case-Control Studies Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data Female Hospital Mortality Humans Hypoxia - mortality Hypoxia - therapy Incidence Intensive Care Units - statistics & numerical data Kaplan-Meier Estimate Male Middle Aged Pneumonia - etiology Pneumonia - mortality Pneumonia - prevention & control Predictive Value of Tests Prone Position Proportional Hazards Models Respiration, Artificial - adverse effects Respiration, Artificial - mortality Respiratory Insufficiency - mortality Respiratory Insufficiency - therapy Risk Factors
ISSN:	1399-3003, 1399-3003
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