Reducing the incidence of nosocomial pneumonia in cardiovascular surgery patients.

Quality management in health care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-41

  Houston, Susan ^a   Gentry, Layne O ^a   Pruitt, Vicki ^a   Dao, Thanh ^a   Zabaneh, Firas ^a   Sabo, John ^a  

^a ST LUKE'S EPISCOPAL HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; RECOVERY ROOM; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETERIZATION; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RECOVERY ROOM; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEXAS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037264722     PISSN: 10638628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019514-200301000-00006     Document Type: Article

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