Prevention of nosocomial pneumonia in patients treated with invasive ventilation;Prévention des pneumonies nosocomiales chez les patients traités par ventilation invasive

Revue de Pneumologie Clinique

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 79-89

  De Lassence, A ^a   Ricard, J D ^a   Pigne, E ^a   Dreyfuss, D ^a  

^a HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

Mechanical ventilation; Nosocomial pneumonia; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TRACHEOTOMY;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 6644228464     PISSN: 07618417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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