Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia among Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries in Long-Term Care Hospitals

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a complication of ventilator care that produces excess, avoidable resource use and treatment costs. Control of VAP is an important aspect of quality of care improvement for long-term care hospitals (LTCHs) since they provide post-acute ventilator care for man...

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Autor principal: Buczko, William
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CENTERS for MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20191753

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4195065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20191753

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