Quality measures for critically ill patients: where does ventilator-associated condition fit in

Authors
Lilly, Craig M.
Ellison, Richard T. III
UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2013-11-01
Keywords
*Algorithms
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Critical Illness
Female
Humans
*Intensive Care Units
Male
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Population Surveillance
*Practice Guidelines as Topic

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.13-1887
Abstract
Comment on: Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events: executive summary. [Chest. 2013] The clinical impact and preventability of ventilator-associated conditions in critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated. [Chest. 2013]
Source
Chest. 2013 Nov;144(5):1429-30. doi: 10.1378/chest.13-1887. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.1378/chest.13-1887
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/34995
PubMed ID
24189848
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