Use of ventilator associated pneumonia bundle and statistical process control chart to decrease VAP rate in Syria

Use of ventilator associated pneumonia bundle and statistical process control chart to decrease VAP rate in Syria

Objective: Implementation of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) bundle as a performance improvement project in the critical care units for all mechanically ventilated patients aiming to decrease the VAP rates. Materials and Methods: VAP bundle was implemented in 4 teaching hospitals after educati...

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Main Authors: Reem Alsadat, Hussam Al-Bardan, Mona N Mazloum, Asem A Shamah, Mohamed F. E. Eltayeb, Ali Marie, Abdulrahman Dakkak, Ola Naes, Faten Esber, Ibrahim Betelmal, Mazen Kherallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-10-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
bundle
mechanical ventilation
prevention
ventilator associated pneumonia
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.110736

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http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.110736

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