Insulin therapy in patients with mechanical ventilation increases the risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia

R. Erbes, M. Raffenberg, H. Mauch, H. Lode (Berlin, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Clinical aspects of antibiotic and nonantibiotic therapy of pneumonia in the ICU
Session: Clinical aspects of antibiotic and nonantibiotic therapy of pneumonia in the ICU
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 229
Disease area: Respiratory critical care, Respiratory infections

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R. Erbes, M. Raffenberg, H. Mauch, H. Lode (Berlin, Germany). Insulin therapy in patients with mechanical ventilation increases the risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Eur Respir J 2002; 20: Suppl. 38, 229

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