Potential strategies to prevent ventilator-associated events

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 192, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1420-1430

  Klompas, Michael ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Prevention; Quality improvement; Ventilator associated events; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AROUSAL; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATELECTASIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BREATHING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EXERCISE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERVOLEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; LATERAL RECUMBENT POSITION; LUNG VENTILATION; MECHANICAL VENTILATOR; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SEMIRECUMBENT POSITIONING; SUPINE POSITION; TIDAL VOLUME VENTILATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED EVENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANESTHESIA; BODY POSTURE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR-INDUCED LUNG INJURY;

ANESTHESIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRITICAL CARE; EXERCISE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; POSTURE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR-INDUCED LUNG INJURY;

EID: 84952065627     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: 15354970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201506-1161CI     Document Type: Review

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