Is ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) an appropriate quality indicator?

Journal of the Intensive Care Society

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 79-81

  Wong, Adrian ^a   Mathieu, Stephen ^b   Williams, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL INDICATOR; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84863403377     PISSN: 17511437     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/175114371201300126     Document Type: Letter

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