Inappropriate Endotracheal Tube (ETT) cuff pressure and its relation to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in Intensive care unit (ICU).

A. AlQahtani (Nottingham, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Clinical challenges in pneumonia
Session: Clinical challenges in pneumonia
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 2026
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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