A New Approach to Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Synopsis: A meta-analysis demonstrates that probiotics are effective in reducing rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Source: Siempos I, Ntaidou TK, Falagas ME. Impact of the administration of probiotics on the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Crit Care Med. 2010;38:954–962.