Incidence and characteristics of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a regional non-tertiary Australian intensive care unit: protocol for a retrospective clinical audit study

INTRODUCTION: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a medical complication associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation. Most studies looking at VAP originate from major, tertiary intensive care units (ICUs). Our understanding of VAP in regional hospitals is limited. Given that patient charac...

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Autores principales: Watson, Kirsty, Heales, Luke J, Fernando, Jeremy, Reoch, Josephine, Tan, Elise, Smith, Karen, Austin, David, Divanoglou, Anestis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Materias:
Intensive Care
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6129041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30196266
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021733

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6129041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30196266
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021733

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