American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Chlorhexidine, toothbrushing, and preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill adults.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. ⋯ Chlorhexidine, but not toothbrushing, reduced early ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients without pneumonia at baseline.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study
Clinical predictors of duration of action of cisatracurium and rocuronium administered long-term.
The duration of action of neuromuscular blocking drugs (NBDs) varies between individuals and even within individuals in different settings. ⋯ Duration of NBD treatment is strongly predictive of the duration of action of rocuronium, and body temperature is predictive of the duration of action of cisatracurium. These data may help decrease the incidence of drug-induced muscle weakness in recovery rooms and surgical intensive care units, particularly if neuromuscular transmission monitoring is not available.