Tracheal amylase: a cheap way to predict ventilator associated pneumonia in patients with traumatic brain injury

MeSH terms

• Amylases / analysis*
• Brain Injuries, Traumatic / complications*
• Brain Injuries, Traumatic / therapy
• Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / chemistry
• Cohort Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pneumonia, Aspiration / diagnosis
• Pneumonia, Aspiration / etiology
• Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / diagnosis*
• Predictive Value of Tests
• Prospective Studies
• Trachea / enzymology*