Implementation of an evidence-based feeding protocol and aspiration risk reduction algorithm

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 324-335

  Bowman, Amy ^a   Greiner, Joseph E ^a   Doerschug, Kevin C ^a   Little, Susan B ^a   Bombei, Cheryl L ^a   Comried, Lynn M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration algorithm; Aspiration reduction; Feeding protocol

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEEDING; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 27544437454     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200510000-00004     Document Type: Review

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