The Mallinckrodt^® Hi-Lo Evac^® endotracheal tube has been clinically proven to reduce VAP by up to 59%¹ – a claim no other endotracheal tube can make. Click on the links below to see summaries of the published randomized controlled studies on Hi-Lo Evac endotracheal tubes and VAP.

• Dezfulian C, Shojania K, Collard H, et al. Subglottic secretion drainage for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis. The American Journal of Medicine. 2005;118,11-18.
• Smulders K, van der Hoeven H, Weers-Pothoff I, Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C. A randomized clinical trial of intermittent subglottic secretion drainage in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Chest. 2002;121:858-862.
• Valles J, Artigas A, Rello J, et al. Continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia. Annals of Internal Medicine. 1995;122:179-186.
• Mahul Ph, Auboyer C, Jospe R, et al. Prevention of nosocomial pneumonia in intubated patients: respective role of mechanical subglottic secretions drainage and stress ulcer prophylaxis. Intensive Care Medicine. 1992;18:20-25.
• Rello J, Ollendorf DA, et al. Epidemiology and outcomes of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a large U.S. database. Chest. 2002;122:2115-2121.

1. Smulders K, van der Hoeven H, Weers-Pothoff I, Vandenbroucke-Grauls, C. A randomized clinical trial of intermittent subglottic secretion drainage in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Chest. 2002;121:858-862.