Ventilator-associated pneumonia: Prevention is better than cure

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 44-53

  Ruffell, Alison ^a   Adamcova, Lenka ^a  

^a East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; LoTrach ; Multidisciplinary team; Prevention strategy; Ventilator care bundles; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED;

EID: 39549087258     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2007.00248.x     Document Type: Review

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