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Transesophageal echocardiography-associated tracheal microaspiration and ventilator-associated pneumonia in intubated critically ill patients: a multicenter prospective observational study.

François BagateAnahita RouzéFarid ZerimechFlorence BoissierVincent LabbeKeyvan RazaziGuillaume CarteauxNicolas de ProstMalika BalduyckPatrice MaboudouSaad NseirArmand Mekontso Dessap
Published in: Critical care (London, England) (2020)
We could not find any association between TEE-associated microaspiration and the development of VAP during the three days following TEE in intubated critically ill patients. However, our study cannot formally rule out a role for TEE because of the high rate of VAP observed after TEE and the limitations of our methods.
Keyphrases
  • left ventricular
  • computed tomography
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • cross sectional
  • clinical trial
  • heart failure
  • acute respiratory distress syndrome