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A comparative study of teaching clinical guideline for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in two ways: face-to-face and workshop training on the knowledge and practice of nurses in the intensive care unit.

Majid Yazdani, Golnar Sabetian, Shahin Ra'ofi, Amir Roudgari, Monireh Feizi

PubMed · 2015 · 18 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

Training the nurses is highly effective in preventing VAP, particularly for appropriate cuff pressure, suctioning and disinfecting hands.

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Acute Care, Clinical Epidemiology, Patient Safety +6

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Critical Care Management, Community-acquired Pneumonia, Critical Care Medicine +14

Treating critically ill patients with probiotics: Beneficial or dangerous?

Christoph A. Jacobi, Christian Schulz, Peter Malfertheiner · Gut Pathogens · 2011 · 29 citations · Full text