Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Authors: Harold R. Collard, Sanjay Saint, Michael A. Matthay
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2004)

Letters5 October 2004Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Prevention of Ventilator-Associated PneumoniaHarold R. Collard, MD, Sanjay Saint, MD, MPH, and Michael A. Matthay, MDHarold R. Collard, MDFrom University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262; Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143.Search for more papers by this author, Sanjay Saint, MD, MPHFrom University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262; Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143.Search for more papers by this author, and Michael A. Matthay, MDFrom University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262; Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-141-7-200410050-00025 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:Whether the use of SDD leads to ensuing antimicrobial resistance remains a central and unresolved debate in critical care medicine. Baines and van Saene's careful review of newly published articles on this topic adds important information to this debate. Although these data support the argument that SDD does not lead to increased antimicrobial resistance, the published literature still does not provide a definitive answer. We hope that Drs. Baines and van Saene would agree that incorporating the debate over antimicrobial resistance (and the existence of data to support its potential link with SDD) into our recommendations regarding the ...References1. Dodek P, Keenan S, Cook D, Heyland D, Jacka M, Hand L, et al . Evidence-based clinical practice guideline for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Ann Intern Med. 2004;141:305-13. [PMID: 15313747] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80262; Ann Arbor Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109; and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoPrevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: An Evidence-Based Systematic Review Harold R. Collard , Sanjay Saint , and Michael A. Matthay Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Harold R. Collard , Sanjay Saint , and Michael A. Matthay Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Peter Dodek , Sean Keenan , Deborah Cook , Daren Heyland , Michael Jacka , Lori Hand , John Muscedere , Debra Foster , Nav Mehta , Richard Hall , Christian Brun-Buisson , and Selective Decontamination of the Digestive Tract and Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Paul Baines and Hendrik van Saene Metrics 5 October 2004Volume 141, Issue 7Page: 577-578KeywordsAntibiotic resistanceAntibioticsAntimicrobial resistanceCritical careDecontaminationGastrointestinal tractInformation storage and retrievalTreatment guidelinesVentilator associated pneumonia ePublished: 5 October 2004 Issue Published: 5 October 2004 CopyrightCopyright © 2004 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...