Ventilator-associated pneumonia: Improving outcomes through guideline implementation

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 118-125

  Sinuff, Tasnim ^a   Muscedere, John ^b   Cook, Deborah ^c   Dodek, Peter ^d   Heyland, Daren ^b  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care; Guidelines; Implementation; Pneumonia; Ventilator

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 40849092601     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2007.11.013     Document Type: Article

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