Impact of the ventilator bundle on ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit
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Impact of the ventilator bundle on ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit.
OBJECTIVE The ventilator bundle is being promoted to prevent adverse events in ventilated patients including ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). We aimed to: (i) examine adoption of the ventilator bundle elements; (ii) determine effectiveness of individual elements and setting characteristics in reducing VAP; (iii) determine effectiveness of two infection-specific elements on reducing VAP; a...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal for Quality in Health Care
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1353-4505,1464-3677
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzr049