OriginalExhaled breath condensate pH in mechanically ventilated patientspH del condensado de aire exalado en pacientes sometidos a ventilación mecánica

Objectives In this prospective clinical trial we aimed to answer if spontaneous exhaled breath condensate (EBC) in the trap of the expiratory arm of the ventilator could replace EBC collected by coolant chamber standardized with Argon as an inert gas. Second, if EBC pH could predict ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and mortality.