Does Re-intubation Increased Risk of Ventilator- Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients?

Introduction:ventilator- associated pneumonia(VAP),as defined by the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC),is a pneumonia that occurs in a patient receiving mechanical ventilation that develops 48 hours or more after initiation of ventilation.re-intubation which occur within 72 hours of p...

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Main Authors: Nemat Bilan, Parinaz Habibi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2015-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://ijp.mums.ac.ir/pdf_3774_060de831901a5432e7cd26cbc0fe0b50.html