Significant Reduction of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Rates Associated With the Introduction of a Prevention Protocol and Maintained for 10 Years

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Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-140

  Korah, J M ^a   Rumbak, Mark J ^a   Cancio, M R ^a   Solomon, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

guidelines; infection control; long term acute care hospital; prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia; ventilator associated pneumonia rates

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BATH; DIETARY INTAKE; EMERGENCY CARE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; TRACHEOTOMY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84869843177     PISSN: 19444516     EISSN: 19444524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1944451610370015     Document Type: Article

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