title: Ask the experts. Does the use of a closed suction system help to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia?O.
authors.affiliation: Medical Critical Care/Pulmonary at Christiana Care Health System in Newark, Delaware, USA.
authors.forename: Maureen A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Seckel
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D012307:Risk Factors; D013396:Suction / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation*