OBJECTIVE. To compare ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) rates and patterns of isolates across studies of antibiotic and non‐antibiotic methods for preventing VAP. DESIGN. With the use of 42 cohort ...
Although The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals force many organizations to focus primarily on MRSA, central line-associated bloodstream infections, and surgical site infections, ...
Management and Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Caused by Multidrug-resistant Pathogens
† Alternative diagnostic criteria: ≥1 of parameters 1.2 and ≥1 of parameters 3.4. VAP may be diagnosed by a CPIS ≥6 [28,29]. ‡ Applicable for VAP only. BAL: Bronchoalveolar lavage (bronchoscopic or ...
Since 2007, we have set as a priority in our hospital the eradication of nosocomial infections. To this end, we have developed a set of best practices for prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia ...
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