Effect of Mechanical Ventilation on Surfactant Protein D Levels in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Critically Ill Pediatric Patients; Relation to Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Ahmed Sameh Mohamed Said;

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Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as nosocomial pneumonia in a patient on mechanical ventilatory support (by endotracheal tube or tracheostomy) for >48 hours, that was not present at the time of intubation (Mayhall, 2001). Several studies h


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Title Effect of Mechanical Ventilation on Surfactant Protein D Levels in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Critically Ill Pediatric Patients; Relation to Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Authors Ahmed Sameh Mohamed Said
Keywords Effect of Mechanical Ventilation on Surfactant Protein D Levels in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Critically Ill Pediatric Patients; Relation to Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Issue Date 2008
Description 
Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as nosocomial pneumonia in a patient on mechanical ventilatory support (by endotracheal tube or tracheostomy) for >48 hours, that was not present at the time of intubation (Mayhall, 2001). Several studies h

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