Do Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Decrease the Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?

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Critical Care| November 01 2008 Do Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Decrease the Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia? AAP Grand Rounds (2008) 20 (5): 56–57. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.20-5-56 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Do Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Decrease the Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?. AAP Grand Rounds November 2008; 20 (5): 56–57. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.20-5-56 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All PublicationsAll JournalsAAP Grand RoundsPediatricsHospital PediatricsPediatrics In ReviewNeoReviewsAAP NewsAll AAP Sites Search Advanced Search Topics: endotracheal tubes, silver, ventilator-associated pneumonia Source: Kollef MH, Afessa B, Anzueto A, et al. Silver-coated endotracheal tubes and incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. The NASCENT randomized trial. JAMA. 2008;300(7):805–13; doi:10.1001/jama.300.7.805 To determine whether a silver-coated endotracheal tube would reduce the incidence of microbiologically confirmed ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the authors conducted a prospective, multicenter, randomized trial in adult patients with expected need for mechanical ventilation of ≥1 day. Patients were recruited from 54 centers in North America during December 2002 to March 2006. Those with silver sensitivity, hemoptysis, cystic fibrosis, or pregnancy and those patients intubated within the prior 30 days for more than 12 hours were excluded. Patients were randomized to endotracheal intubation with a standard endotracheal tube or one that had an experimental silver coating. Quantitative bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cultures were obtained if VAP was suspected based on a new radiographic infiltrate or in subjects with qualifying signs. Qualifying signs... You do not currently have access to this content.