Evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: results of a knowledge test among European intensive care nurses

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 180-185

  Labeau, S ^a,c   Vandijck, D ^b,c   Rello, J ^d   Adam, S ^e   Rosa, A ^f   Wenisch, C ^g   Backman C ^h   Agbaht, K ⁱ   Csomos, A ^j   Seha, M ^k   Dimopoulos, G ^l   Vandewoude, K H ^a,b,c   Blot, S ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^f HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA   (Portugal)

^g Medizinische Abteilung mit Infektions und Tropenmedizin   (Austria)

^h VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

ⁱ HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^j SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^k Intensive Care Unit   (Switzerland)

^l NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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Author keywords

Evidence based guidelines; Intensive care; Nursing care; Prevention; Questionnaire; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EUROPEAN UNION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEAT EXCHANGE; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MOISTURE; NURSING KNOWLEDGE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECUMBENCY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUCTION DRAINAGE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EUROPE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NURSES; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 51049114450     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.06.027     Document Type: Article

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