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The critical care unit identified VAP as an area for improvement, with three VAPs from May-July 2...
An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...
As a small community hospital, ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence was low. However, the lo...
In 2005, the neonatal intensive care unit at Women and Children's Hospital of West Virginia exper...
The Problem Pneumonia accounts for approximately 15 percent of all hospital-acquired infections ...
The Problem Pneumonia accounts for 15 percent of all hospital-associated infections. It is the s...
The Problem While all facitilites aspire to limit the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumon...
The Problem Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a leading cause of death among all hospitalacquir...
The Problem With mechanical ventilation being a large part of care for critical patients, teh ne...
The Problem Ventilator associated pneumonia are infections that occur in ventilator tubes and ac...
The Problem The infection rate in the NICU at Charleston Area Medical Center was 18 percent in 2...