Lower respiratory tract infections in intubated patients include ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (VAT) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). These infections are increasingly caused by ...

Pneumonia prevention interventions such as proper oral care, head-of-bed elevation, and incentive spirometry, are not being provided to most patients outside the ICU, leading to greater than ...

Each year, approximately 1.7 million healthcare-associated infections occur in U.S. hospitals, affecting 5 to 10 percent of the nation’s hospitalized patients annually, according to the Centers for ...

A multifaceted intervention which included training and coaching on evidence-based mediations and safety practices resulted in reductions in ventilator-associated events, infection-related ...

Objectives: To establish the incidence, etiology, risk factors, and outcomes associated with ventilator-associated pneumonia using an invasive sampling technique to avoid contamination. Patients: ...

Critically ill patients who need a ventilator to breathe face a high risk of pneumonia. The lung infection, however, is exceedingly difficult to diagnose because a patient's underlying condition often ...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common and preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients. Johnson and colleagues examined the effectiveness of an oral hygiene ...

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The dashboard developed at Vanderbilt University Hospital improved ventilator bundle compliance by serving as a "hard-wired reminder at the bedside" Ventilator bundles—best practices that are grouped ...

Pneumonia is a common complication which is associated with mechanical ventilation in critically ill hospital inpatients. The condition is linked to a prolonged stay in the intensive care unit and can ...

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