Impact of the ventilator bundle on ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 538-544

  Pogorzelska, Monika ^a   Stone, Patricia W ^a   Furuya, E Yoko ^b   Perencevich, Eli N ^c   Larson, Elaine L ^a   Goldmann, Donald ^d,e   Dick, Andrew ^f  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^b Columbia University School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d INSTITUTE FOR HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT   (United States)

^e BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Guidelines; Healthcare associated infections; Infection control; Intensive care units; Quality improvement; Ventilator bundle; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; UNITED STATES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 80052762445     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr049     Document Type: Article

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