Maria Tsilika, Giannoula Thoma, Zoi Aidoni, Georgia Tsaousi, Kyriakos Fotiadis, George Stavrou, Petra Malliou, Angeliki Chorti, Helen Massa, Elli Antypa, Georgia Vasiliadou, Kyriaki Pagdatoglou, Antonios Voudouris, Spyridoula Vasiliagou, Giakoumis Mitos, Ntina Kontopoulou, Niki Paraforou, Eleni Antoniadou, Helen Mouloudi, Eleni Gkeka, Vasilis Grosomanidis, Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Katerina Kotzampassi
The role of probiotics in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains inconclusive. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of a probiotic regimen for VAP prophylaxis in mechanically ventilated multi-trauma patients, intubated immediately after the injurious insult. In a randomized, placebo-controlled study enrolling multi-trauma patients, patients expected to require mechanical ventilation for >10 days were assigned at random to receive prophylaxis with a probiotic formula (n=59) or placebo (n=53)...
January 2022: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents