Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: analysis of studies published since 2004

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Gastmeier, P ^a   Geffers, C ^b  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pneumonia; Prevention; Surveillance; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISINFECTION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MOUTH HYGIENE; MOVEMENT THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRACHEOSTOMY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 34548515497     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2007.06.011     Document Type: Review

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