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Selective digestive decontamination in intensive care unit patients

1992; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 18; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/bf01709246

1432-1238

P Loirat, W. G. Johanson, H. K. F. van Saene, A. Bauernfeind, A. Binslev, K. J. Falke, R. Finch, R Launois, Marc Reynaert, J. L. Robotham, Gianni Tognoni, Antoní Torres, J.W.M. van der Meer,

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues

Infection and particularly nosocomial infection is of major concern in intensive care units.Selective decontamination of the digestive tract in ICU (SDD) was first reported in 1984 to reduce these infections through the topical administration of antimicrobial agents targeted against potentially pathogenic microorganisms.To date a large number of trials, most often uncontrolled or relying on historical controls, have failed to provide unequivocal evidence of benefit.This led the European Society for Intensive Care Medicine and the Soci6t6 de R6animation de Langue FranCaise to organize the first European Consensus Conference on this theme.This conference was held in Paris, 12-13 December, 1991.Five questions were submitted to the jury.The following are the extended answers given by the jury to these questions. 1