Prevention of respiratory infections in tracheostomized patients of a pediatric long-term rehabilitation setting.

Abstract:

:Clinical practice protocols for the control and prevention of respiratory infections in rehabilitation settings, especially regarding pediatric tracheostomized patients, are currently lacking. To tackle this issue, we conducted a systematization of our clinical management protocols, aiming at defining a decisional algorithm and describing its key points in more detail. We focused on infection control, improvement of respiratory functions, and weaning from tracheostomy.

journal_name

Am J Infect Control

authors

Pozzi M,Galbiati S,Locatelli F,Granziera M,Santi M,Colombo D,Pellegrino P,Radice S,Clementi E,Strazzer S

doi

10.1016/j.ajic.2014.12.015

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-04-01 00:00:00

pages

394-6

issue

4

eissn

0196-6553

issn

1527-3296

pii

S0196-6553(14)01422-9

journal_volume

43

pub_type

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