SELECTIVE DECONTAMINATION OF THE DIGESTIVE-TRACT IN INTENSIVE-CARE PATIENTS

Authors
VANSAENE HKF NUNN AJ STOUTENBEEK CP
Citation
Hkf. Vansaene et al., SELECTIVE DECONTAMINATION OF THE DIGESTIVE-TRACT IN INTENSIVE-CARE PATIENTS, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 54(11), 1995, pp. 558-561
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British Journal of Hospital Medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071064
Volume
54
Issue
11
Year of publication
1995
Pages
558 - 561
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1064(1995)54:11<558:SDOTDI>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
Selective decontamination of the digestive tract (SDD) is a strategy d esigned to prevent or minimize infection in the intensive care unit. D espite being the best-evaluated manoeuvre ever in intensive care medic ine, and one of the few interventions to have been subjected to scient ific and statistical appraisal, SDD is still controversial. The reason s for this are discussed in this article.