The impact of a ventilator bundle on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: A multicenter study

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 34-37

  Eom, Joong Sik ^a   Lee, Mi Suk ^b   Chun, Hee Kyung ^b   Choi, Hee Jung ^c   Jung, Sun Young ^c   Kim, Yeon Sook ^d   Yoon, Seon Jin ^d   Kwak, Yee Gyung ^e   Oh, Gang Bok ^e   Jeon, Min Hyok ^f   Park, Sun Young ^f   Koo, Hyun Sook ^g   Ju, Young Su ^a   Lee, Jin Seo ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Ewha Womans University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^e Inje University   (South Korea)

^f Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^g Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Infection control; Intensive care units; Lung diseases

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; HEPARIN; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SUCRALFATE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COMPRESSION STOCKING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MOUTH HYGIENE; PEPTIC ULCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LUNG DISEASES;

ADULT; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED;

EID: 84891628306     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.06.023     Document Type: Article

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