Establishing nurse-led ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance in paediatric intensive care

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-224

  Richardson, M ^a   Hines, S ^a   Dixon, G ^a   Highe, L ^a   Brierley, J ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infection; Paediatric intensive care; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SCREENING TEST; TEACHING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; NURSES; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 77953543170     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.12.015     Document Type: Article

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