Ventilator associated pneumonia: Can we ensure that a quality indicator does not become a game of chance?

British Journal of Anaesthesia

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 333-337

  Walsh, T S ^a   Morris, A C ^b   Simpson, A J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; AUTOPSY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMIDIFIER; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL STAFF; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84882788732     PISSN: 00070912     EISSN: 14716771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bja/aet131     Document Type: Editorial

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