A program for sustained improvement in preventing ventilator associated pneumonia in an intensive care setting

A program for sustained improvement in preventing ventilator associated pneumonia in an intensive care setting

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common infection in the intensive care unit (ICU) and associated with a high mortality.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A quasi-experimental study was conducted in a medical-su...

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Main Authors: Caserta Raquel A, Marra Alexandre R, Durão Marcelino S, Silva Cláudia, Pavao dos Santos Oscar, Neves Henrique Sutton, Edmond Michael B, Timenetsky Karina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Prevention
Intensive care
VAP bundle
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/12/234

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