Background Ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP) is associated with increased mortality,
prolonged length of hospital stay and increased healthcare costs in critically ill patients …

Background Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding due to stress ulcers contributes to
increased morbidity and mortality in people admitted to intensive care units (ICUs). Stress …

An electronic literature search for articles published between January 1990 and October
2009 was conducted by using MEDLINE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library databases. The …

3. Chest radiograph should be repeated if the patient is not improving and also for all those
patients who have persistence or worsening of symptoms/physical signs or those in whom …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the incidence of and risk factors for adverse effects
from endotracheal suctioning. We studied the incidence and risk factors, and evaluated the …

OBJECTIVES: To explore critical care nurses' knowledge of, adherence to and barriers
towards evidence-based guidelines for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Bekanntmachungen–Amtliche Mitteilungen sprechenden Empfehlungen der KRINKO z. B.
zur Händehygiene [15] und Flächendesinfektion [16] verwiesen. Spezielle Maßnahmen für …

Background Has either the underlying risk or the mortality incidence among ICU patients
receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) in the literature changed in recent decades …

Background Implementation of evidence-based guidelines (EBGs) related to VAP is an
effective measure for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). While low …

In the last year, numerous articles have been published on diagnosis, treatment and
prevention of VAP. In this review, we have selected those articles that potentially could lead …