Journal article
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Current practice in Canadian intensive care units
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the current use of strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and to identify interventions to target for quality-improvement initiatives.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional national survey.
Authors
Heyland DK; Cook DJ; Dodek PM
Journal
Journal of Critical Care, Vol. 17, No. 3, pp. 161–167
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2002
DOI
10.1053/jcrc.2002.35814
ISSN
0883-9441