Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections. The intent …

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The …

BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common health
care-associated infections (HAIs) in critical care settings. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to …

Objective. To evaluate the impact of a multifaceted intervention on compliance with evidence-
based therapies and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rates. Design. Collaborative …

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 …

Objective: To evaluate the current use of strategies to prevent ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP) and to identify interventions to target for quality-improvement initiatives …

BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an important cause of morbidity
and mortality in ventilated critically ill patients. PURPOSE: To develop evidence-based …

BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) increases in-hospital mortality of
ventilated patients to 46%, compared with 32% for ventilated patients who do not develop …

Background. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the most common hospital-acquired
infection in intensive care units, increases mortality and health care costs. We describe the …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection in patients
on mechanical ventilation and results in increases in mortality, prolonged hospitalization …