National Trauma Institute prospective evaluation of the ventilator bundle in trauma patients: Does it really work?

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 354-362

  Croce, Martin A ^a   Brasel, Karen J ^b   Coimbra, Raul ^c   Adams, Charles A ^d   Miller, Preston R ^e   Pasquale, Michael D ^f   McDonald, Chanchai S ^a   Vuthipadadon, Somchan ^a   Fabian, Timothy C ^a   Tolley, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bundle compliance; Pneumonia; Trauma; Ventilator bundle; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHECKLIST; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG CONTUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; VENTILATOR BUNDLE; VENTILATOR INDUCED LUNG INJURY;

EID: 84875276982     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31827a0c65     Document Type: Article

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