Intensive care medicine
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Intensive care medicine · Mar 2015
Review Meta AnalysisImpact of closed versus open tracheal suctioning systems for mechanically ventilated adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Whether closed tracheal suctioning systems (CTSS) reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) compared with open tracheal suctioning systems (OTSS) is inconclusive. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that compared CTSS and OTSS. ⋯ Based on current, albeit limited evidence, it is unlikely that CTSS is inferior to OTSS regarding VAP prevention; however, further trials at low risk of bias are needed to confirm or refute this finding.
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Intensive care medicine · Mar 2015
Multicenter Study Observational StudyDiagnostic yield and safety of CT scans in ICU.
Critically ill patients often require CT scans. Adverse events (AE) can occur during intra-hospital transport (IHT). The aim of this prospective study was to determine the diagnostic and therapeutic yield and the safety of CT scans in ICU patients. ⋯ The CT scan as a diagnostic procedure invalidated a diagnostic hypothesis and led to a therapeutic change in more than half of the cases.