Clinical review: Non-antibiotic strategies for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia

摘要: Prevention of nosocomial pneumonia (NP) is the most important step towards reducing hospitalisation costs. The non-antibiotic prevention strategies include measures related to correct care artificial airway, directly maintenance mechanical ventilator and equipment, focused in gastrointestinal tract, position intubated patients. While simple methods should be part routine practice, use more invasive expensive preventive used only patients who are at high risk NP. appropriate these techniques can reduce incidence NP intensive unit