Impact of VAP bundle adherence among ventilated critically ill patients and its effectiveness in adult ICU

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most prevalent infection in intensive care units (ICU). To reduce this rate, the application of bundles – groups of individual practices and adherence to the best nursing practices from Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (...

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Main Authors: Saad Rabie Samra, Doaa Mohammed Sherif, Sherif Ahmaed Elokda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S042276381630200X