Researchers examined the effectiveness of practice bundles on reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia in a recent study published in the journal Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. The study ...
The dashboard developed at Vanderbilt University Hospital improved ventilator bundle compliance by serving as a "hard-wired reminder at the bedside" Ventilator bundles—best practices that are grouped ...
Using a bundled protocol for caring for infants and children with mechanical ventilation may prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study in Critical Care Nurse. The authors propose a ...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a preventable secondary consequence of intubation and mechanical ventilation. VAP is pneumonia that develops in an intubated patient after 48 hours or more of ...
I have seen many references to "bundles" lately. What are bundles, and how can they be used to prevent infection in the ICU setting? To prevent central line catheter-associated infections, the bundle ...
As Patient Safety First Week takes place from 21 September, one trust outlines how it implemented the ventilator care bundle to improve patient care Subscribe today for unlimited access to 6,000+ ...
American Thoracic Society (2005) Infectious Diseases Society of America: Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia.
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results