Reducing ventilator associated pneumonia in adult patients through high standards of oral care: A historical control study

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 61-68

  Cutler, Lee R ^a   Sluman, Paula ^a  

^a Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Clinical audit; Critical care; Nursing; Pneumonia; Prevention; Research; Ventilator associated

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COST CONTROL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MOUTH HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; STANDARDS;

ADULT; COST SAVINGS; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HISTORICALLY CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMANS; ORAL HYGIENE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; STANDARD OF CARE;

EID: 84893686500     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2013.08.005     Document Type: Article

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