VAP prevention â non-antimicrobial methods
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The UK TracMan trial<br />
N=909 Early (Day1-4) Late (>10 days)<br />
30d mortality 30.8% 31.5%<br />
ICU LOS 13 13<br />
Hosp LOS 33 34<br />
Antibiotic use<br />
• Identical<br />
Sedation<br />
• Lower in early arm<br />
• Mean 6.9 vs. 9.3 days<br />
54% of ‘late’ arm (wait & see arm) never needed a<br />
tracheostomy!
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