Evaluation of prevention and control measures for ventilator-associated pneumonia
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Evaluation of prevention and control measures for ventilator-associated pneumonia.
This study aimed to evaluate the quality of health care delivered in an Intensive Care Unit, concerning the use of pneumonia prevention and control measures in high-risk patients on mechanical ventilation. In this descriptive and exploratory research, 839 observations of patients under invasive ventilation care were carried out, between November 2009 and January 2010, using the Indicator of Eva...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0104-1169
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692011000600008