The critical care unit identified VAP as an area for improvement, with three VAPs from May-July 2...

March 12th, 2013
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An opportunity was identified to improve the care of the ventilated patient through education and...

March 6th, 2013
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As a small community hospital, ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence was low. However, the lo...

June 1st, 2012
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In 2005, the neonatal intensive care unit at Women and Children's Hospital of West Virginia exper...

October 9th, 2009
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The Problem Pneumonia accounts for approximately 15 percent of all hospital-acquired infections ...

October 9th, 2009
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The Problem Pneumonia accounts for 15 percent of all hospital-associated infections. It is the s...

September 21st, 2009
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The Problem While all facitilites aspire to limit the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumon...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a leading cause of death among all hospitalacquir...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem With mechanical ventilation being a large part of care for critical patients, teh ne...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem The infection rate in the NICU at Charleston Area Medical Center was 18 percent in 2...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem Ventilator associated pneumonia are infections that occur in ventilator tubes and ac...

July 1st, 2009
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