VAP prevention â non-antimicrobial methods
VAP prevention â non-antimicrobial methods
VAP prevention â non-antimicrobial methods
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Subglottic Secretion Drainage Tubes<br />
• Are slightly stiffer & the cuffs are still not 100%<br />
effective<br />
• 48% failure rate – due to prolapse of mucosa into<br />
the suction port [Dragoumanis et al, 2007]<br />
• Design is improving rapidly; now 3 rd generation<br />
• Highly cost-effective<br />
• They don’t yet ‘eliminate’ <strong>VAP</strong>, but may be the<br />
most effective single <strong>non</strong>-<strong>antimicrobial</strong><br />
intervention
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