National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance system: From benchmark to bedside in trauma patients

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 98-103

  Miller, Preston R ^a   Johnson III, James C ^a   Karchmer, Tobi ^a   Hoth, Jason J ^a   Meredith, J Wayne ^a   Chang, Michael C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; NNIS; Pneumonia diagnosis; Quality improvement; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BENCHMARKING; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33646094491     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000196379.74305.e4     Document Type: Review

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