Ventilator-associated pneumonia: Risk factors and prevention

Critical Care Nurse

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 32-39

  Augustyn, Beth ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ALGORITHM; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BED REST; BIOFILM; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; DECISION TREE; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SUCTION; TIME; VACCINATION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ALGORITHMS; BED REST; BIOFILMS; CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DECISION TREES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMOCOCCAL VACCINES; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; POSTURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; SUCTION; TIME FACTORS; VACCINATION;

EID: 34848900080     PISSN: 02795442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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