Xavier Benoit D'Journo, Pierre-Emmanuel Falcoz, Marco Alifano, Jean-Philippe Le Rochais, Thomas D'Annoville, Gilbert Massard, Jean Francois Regnard, Philippe Icard, Charles Marty-Ane, Delphine Trousse, Christophe Doddoli, Bastien Orsini, Sophie Edouard, Matthieu Million, Nathalie Lesavre, Anderson Loundou, Karine Baumstarck, Florence Peyron, Stephane Honoré, Stéphanie Dizier, Aude Charvet, Marc Leone, Didier Raoult, Laurent Papazian, Pascal Alexandre Thomas
PURPOSE: Respiratory complications are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality after lung cancer surgery. We hypothesized that oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal decontamination with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) would be an effective method to reduce these complications as reported in cardiac surgery. METHODS: In this multicenter parallel-group randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial, we enrolled consecutive adults scheduled for anatomical pulmonary resection for lung cancer...
April 18, 2018: Intensive Care Medicine