Effect of a fever control protocol-based strategy on ventilator-associated severely brain-injured patients. Critical Care 2014, 18: 689
Launey, Y., et al.
http://ccforum.com/content/pdf/s13054-014-0689-4.pdf
Fever is associated with a poor outcome in severely brain-injured patients, and its control is
one of the therapies used in this condition. But, fever suppression may promote infection, and
severely brain-injured patients are frequently exposed to infectious diseases, particularly
ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Therefore, we designed a study to explore the role of
a fever control protocol in VAP development during neuro-intensive care.
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