Removal of oral secretion prior to position change can reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia for adult ICU patients: A clinical controlled trial study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-28

  Chao, Yann Fen C ^a   Chen, Yin Yin ^b   Wang, Kai Wei Katherine ^c   Lee, Ru Pin ^d   Tsai, Hweifar ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspiration secretion; Intensive care unit; Nurses; Nursing; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCUS; RISK REDUCTION; SUCTION; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCUS; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SUCTION; TAIWAN;

EID: 57649236211     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02193.x     Document Type: Article

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