Efficacy of an expanded ventilator bundle for the reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the medical intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-175

  Blamoun, John ^a,c   Alfakir, Maria ^b,c   Rella, Marie E ^c   Wojcik, Janice M ^c   Solis, Roberto A ^a,c   Anees Khan, M ^a,c   DeBari, Vincent A ^a,c  

^a SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST JOSEPH S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63649142180     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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