Journal of Critical Care
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 515-522 , December 2009

Impact of patient position on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

  • Vangelis G. Alexiou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Vrettos Ierodiakonou, MD

      Affiliations

    • Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • George Dimopoulos, MD, PhD, FCCP

      Affiliations

    • Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece
    • Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital “ATTIKON”, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece
    • ,
  • Matthew E. Falagas, MD, MSc, DSc

      Affiliations

    • Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), Athens, Greece
    • Department of Medicine, Henry Dunant Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 151 23 Marousi, Greece. Tel.: +30 694 61 10 000; fax: +30 210 68 39 605.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.09.003

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 515-522 , December 2009

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