Frequency of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia With 3-day Versus 7-day Ventilator Circuit Changes

Pediatrics and Neonatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 37-43

  Hsieh, Ting Chang ^a   Hsia, Shao Hsuan ^b   Wu, Chang Teng ^b   Lin, Tzou Yien ^c   Chang, Chih Ching ^c   Wong, Kin Sun ^c  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

hospital acquired pneumonia; nosocomial pneumonia; ventilator circuit; ventilator circuit change; ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENTEROBACTER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA OXYTOCA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOMONAS; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM CULTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; VENTILATOR CIRCUIT CHANGE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 76849101958     PISSN: 18759572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1875-9572(10)60008-3     Document Type: Article

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