Managing ventilator complications in a "VACuum" of data

Chest

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 5-6

  Niederman, Michael S ^a   Nair, Girish B ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CONTROL; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MORTALITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; STANDARDS;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL;

EID: 84920722541     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-1496     Document Type: Editorial

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