Silver-coated endotracheal tubes and the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Abstract

The use of silver coated endotracheal (ET) tubes leads to statistically significant reduction in ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) during the first 10 days of intubation. However methodological flaws lead to doubts over the clinical validity of this result.Level of evidence: 1- (RCT with a high risk of bias)