Randomized Pilot Trial of Two Modified Endotracheal Tubes To Prevent Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
Deem S, Yanez D, Sissons-Ross L, Broeckel JA, Daniel S, Treggiari M. Randomized Pilot Trial of Two Modified Endotracheal Tubes To Prevent Ventilator-associated Pneumonia. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2016, 13: 72-80. PMID: 26523433, PMCID: PMC4722846, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201506-346oc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndotracheal tubeTracheal colonizationChest radiograph criteriaOccurrence of VAPPrevention of VAPCoprimary end pointsSerious adverse eventsInstitutional review board approvalEmergency endotracheal intubationStandard endotracheal tubeMajority of intubationsReview board approvalModified Endotracheal TubeSafety concernsAdverse eventsVAP preventionEndotracheal intubationSubglottic secretionsEmergency intubationClinical trialsClinical signsNosocomial infectionsPilot trialStudy groupHospital setting