Effects of staff training on the care of mechanically ventilated patients: A prospective cohort study

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 232-237

  Bloos, F ^a   Muller S ^a   Harz, A ^a   Gugel, M ^a   Geil, D ^a   Egerland, K ^a   Reinhart, K ^a   Marx, G ^a,b  

^a JENA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Audit, trainings; Complications, respiratory; Intensive care, pulmonary; Ventilation, mechanical

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL; SUFENTANIL;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRETEST POSTTEST DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECUMBENCY; STAFF TRAINING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL PATIENT; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ULCER; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 68049136004     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aep114     Document Type: Article

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