Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: Evidence-based care

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 349-358

  Grap, Mary Jo ^a   Munro, Cindy L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NEOMYCIN; POLYMYXIN B; SUCRALFATE; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CUFF; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLOTTIS; HEALTH; HUMAN; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PRESSURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; ROTATION; SECRETION; SLEEP; TOOTH COLOR; VENTILATOR;

EID: 4444336319     PISSN: 08995885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2004.03.005     Document Type: Review

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