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Tracheal amylase dosage as a marker for microaspiration: a pilot study.

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2013

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B Filloux, Aurélie Bedel, Saad Nseir, J Mathiaux, Brice Amadéo, B Clouzeau, Jérôme Pillot, Tahar Saghi, Fernandes Vargas, Gilles Hilbert,
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Abstract

Tracheal amylase was easy to collect, transport, and measure. The T/O amylase ratio is a first step towards quantifying oropharyngeal to tracheal microaspiration in mechanically-ventilated patients.