Early Vulnerability, Not Ventilation Alone, Drives Pneumonia After Brain Injury
A narrative review proposes that severe traumatic brain injury compresses established pneumonia mechanisms into an early vulnerable window, explaining clustered ...
Tag: ventilator-associated pneumonia
Chlorhexidine adds no benefit to oral-care bundles for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia
A cluster-randomized crossover trial in six Indian medical intensive care units found that adding 0.12% chlorhexidine to a standardized oral-care ...
Deep learning maps ventilator-associated pneumonia on CT and predicts mortality risk
A retrospective study of 512 ICU patients reports a multimodal deep-learning framework that segments CT lesions in ventilator-associated pneumonia and ...
Optical fibre sensor inside tracheal tube cuff detects airway wall contact in bench tests
Bench tests show a tracheal tube with fibre Bragg grating sensors embedded in its cuff can detect contact with the ...
Tracheal aspiration emerges as the greenest way to test for ventilator-associated pneumonia
A Paris study found tracheal aspiration produced the lowest carbon footprint and cost among three ventilator-associated pneumonia sampling techniques, while ...
Hospital patients carry more throat Gram-negative bacilli than healthy people, French study finds
A French prospective multicenter study found that hospitalized patients were far more likely than healthy subjects to carry Gram-negative bacilli ...
Nurse Training and ICU Unit Size Associated With Microaspiration Prevention Adherence, Survey Finds
A survey of 476 intensive care nurses in Henan Province, China, found that self-reported adherence to microaspiration-prevention practices averaged 70 ...
Bundles linked with lower neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia
A meta-analysis of 34 studies links multicomponent quality-improvement programs with lower ventilator-associated pneumonia rates in neonatal intensive care units, while ...
Hidden knowledge gaps in mechanical ventilation care: a multicenter study of ICU nurses’ competence and patient safety risks in Iraq
A descriptive cross-sectional study of 152 ICU nurses in four Amara City hospitals found moderate overall mechanical-ventilation knowledge, with particularly ...
Phage Therapy Against Multidrug-Resistant Serratia Remains an Investigational Strategy
A 2026 review finds that phages show biological plausibility and limited preclinical activity against multidrug-resistant Serratia marcescens, but one uncontrolled ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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