BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Covidien, a leading global provider of healthcare products, today announced that its Hi-Lo Evac™ endotracheal tube was named part of Premier Healthcare Alliance’s QUEST Comparative Innovation Program (CIP). The Hi-Lo Evac tube, which facilitates continuous aspiration of subglottic secretions (CASS) to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), was selected based on clinical evidence and potential impact on the five QUEST measurement areas – mortality, cost of care, evidence-based care, patient experience and harm avoidance.
