Prevention of VAP: Is zero rate possible?

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 591-599

  Blot, Stijn ^a   Lisboa, Thiago ^b   Angles, Roser ^c   Rello, Jordi ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

Care bundles; Infection control; Intensive care unit; Prevention; Safety; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISINFECTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL ERROR; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY;

EID: 80051871645     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: 15578216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.05.008     Document Type: Review

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