prophylaxis for ICU respiratory tract infection
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Benefit/risk
- number needed to treat:
- 4 to prevent 1 respiratory tract infection
- 18 to prevent 1 death[1]
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The NNT: Prophylactic Antibiotics for Reducing ICU Respiratory Tract Infections and Mortality in Adults. http://www.thennt.com/nnt/antibiotics-prophylactic-for-icu-respiratory-infections/
Liberati A, D'Amico R, Pifferi S, Torri V, Brazzi L, Parmelli E Antibiotic prophylaxis to reduce respiratory tract infections and mortality in adults receiving intensive care. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Oct 7;(4):CD000022 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19821262