Impact and feasibility of an emergency department–based ventilator-associated pneumonia bundle for patients intubated in an academic emergency department

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 151-157

  DeLuca, Lawrence A ^a   Walsh, Paul ^b   Davidson, Donald D ^a   Stoneking, Lisa R ^a   Yang, Laurel M ^c   Grall, Kristi J H ^d   Gonzaga, M Jessica ^e   Larson, Wanda J ^a   Stolz, Uwe ^a   Sabb, Dylan M ^a   Denninghoff, Kurt R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Sutter Medical Center   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Northwest Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory failure; Emergency medicine; Hospital acquired infection; Infection prevention; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY RATE; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; PREVALENCE; PROGRAM FEASIBILITY; PROGRAM IMPACT; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; REGISTERED NURSE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEDATION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; CARE BUNDLE; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; INFECTION CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84994496326     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.05.037     Document Type: Article

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