Postoperative Pneumonia-Prevention Program for the Inpatient Surgical Ward

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 210, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 491-495

  Wren, Sherry M ^a,b   Martin, Molinda ^a   Yoon, Jung K ^a   Bech, Fritz ^a,b  

^a VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STAFF; MOBILIZATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; PHYSICIAN; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIROMETER; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL WARD;

ADULT; AGED; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS;

EID: 77949885331     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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