The effectiveness of a bundle in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 267-271

  Ferreira, Cléria Rodrigues ^a   de Souza, Denis Fabiano ^a   Cunha, Thulio Marques ^a   Tavares, Marcelo ^a   Reis, Samir Seme Arab ^b   Pedroso, Reginaldo Santos ^a   Röder, Denise Von Dolinger de Brito ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

^b Inst Do Coracao Do Triângulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Checklist; Cost; Mortality; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FAST HUG; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL; TRACHEOSTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; BRAZIL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROCEDURES; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APACHE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84964407358     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2016.03.004     Document Type: Article

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