A care bundle approach for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 363-369

  Rello, J ^a   Afonso, E ^a   Lisboa, T ^b   Ricart, M ^c   Balsera, B ^d   Rovira, A ^e   Valles, J ^f   Diaz, E ^f  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^e Hospital de la Creu Roja l'Hospitalet   (Spain)

^f INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Care bundles; Intensive care unit outcomes; Patient safety; Respiratory care; Ventilator associated pneumonia prevention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARE BUNDLES; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH HYGIENE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; SEDATION; SPAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 84875509924     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2012.03808.x     Document Type: Article

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