In 2013, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention redefined
surveillance for quality of care in ventilated patients by shifting from ventilator-associated …

The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care
hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Up to 800,000 patients per year receive mechanical ventilation in the United States and the
incidence is increasing over time. 1–3 This procedure can be lifesaving for patients with …

Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common hospital-acquired
infection (HAI) in intensive care units (ICUs). Ventilator-associated event (VAE), a more …

Objectives: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the second most common nosocomial
infection in pediatric intensive care. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

Purpose Studies on the impact of tapered-cuff tracheal tubes on rates of microaspiration and
ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in intubated patients have reported conflicting …

Purpose To analyze the impact on patient outcome of ventilator-associated events (VAEs) as
defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2008, 2013, and the …

Background In January 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new
surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated event (VAE) to replace ventilator-associated …

Abstract Objective To explore Australian intensive care nurses' knowledge of ventilator-
associated pneumonia and self-reported adherence to evidence-based guidelines for the …

Objectives: There is a need for alternative strategies to combat and prevent antibiotic-
resistant bacterial infections. Here, we assessed the potential for bacteriophage prophylaxis …