Application of a ventilator associated pneumonia prevention guideline and outcomes: a quasi-experimental study

Objective: Ventilator associated pneumonia is the most frequent health-care-associated infection in Intensive Care Units, causing increased antibiotic consumption and resistance, length of stay, plus multiple health and economic costs. The aim of the study was to assess whether a customised guidelin...

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Main Author: Sousa, Ana Sabrina (author)
Other Authors: Ferrito, Cândida (author), Paiva, José Artur (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Critical care
Cross-infection
Guideline
Healthcare costs
Intensive care unit
Intubation associated pneumonia
Length of stay
Mortality rate
Prevention
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/26041
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/26041

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/26041

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