Effect of backrest elevation on the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 325-333

  Grap, Mary Jo ^a   Munro, Cindy L ^a   Hummel III, Russell S ^b   Elswick Jr , R K ^a   McKinney, Jessica L ^a   Sessler, Curtis N ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY POSTURE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; RISK REDUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APACHE; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; POSTURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; VIRGINIA;

EID: 22744437361     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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