Collaborative Cohort Study of an Intervention to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the Intensive Care Unit
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology2011Vol. 32(4), pp. 305–314
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Sean M. Berenholtz, Julius Cuong Pham, David A. Thompson, Dale M. Needham, Lisa H. Lubomski, Robert C. Hyzy, Robert Welsh, Sara E. Cosgrove, J. Bryan Sexton, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Sam R. Watson, Christine A. Goeschel, Peter J. Pronovost
Abstract
A multifaceted intervention was associated with an increased use of evidence-based therapies and a substantial (up to 71%) and sustained (up to 2.5 years) decrease in VAP rates.
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