Decreasing ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit: A sustainable comprehensive quality improvement program

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 877-879

  Heck, Kara ^a  

^a Holland Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

MHA Keystone; Oral care bundle; VAP prevention

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL DEVICE; MOUTH HYGIENE; NONHUMAN; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PULMONARY VENTILATOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84868194051     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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