Journal of Critical Care
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 280-286 , June 2011

A polyurethane cuffed endotracheal tube is associated with decreased rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia

  • Melissa A. Miller, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 3916 Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5360, USA. Tel.: +1 734 936 5201; fax: +1 734 936 5048.
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  • Jennifer L. Arndt, MS, CIC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Mark A. Konkle, MPA, RRT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Care, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Carol E. Chenoweth, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Theodore J. Iwashyna, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Kevin R. Flaherty, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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  • Robert C. Hyzy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

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☆ Funding/Support: This study was partially funded by Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Rosewell, Ga, which manufactures Microcuff. Kimberly-Clark Corporation supplied the Microcuff polyurethane-cuffed endotracheal tubes for the intervention year free of charge. Kimberly-Clark Corporation employees were not involved in the concept, design, or conduct of the study, nor were they involved in the analysis of data or review of the manuscript before submission. Dr Robert Hyzy has received a consulting fee of $5800 in 2008 and a $6000 unrestricted educational grant in 2007 from the Kimberly-Clark Corporation.

PII: S0883-9441(10)00163-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2010.05.035

Journal of Critical Care
Volume 26, Issue 3 , Pages 280-286 , June 2011

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