JAMA · 2016 · 147 citations · 4 references
MedicineHealth Services AdministrationDisease SurveillancePatient SafetyPulmonologyAcute Lung InjuryHospital SurveillanceInfectious Disease SurveillanceMechanical VentilationRespiratory SurveillanceVentilator-associated ComplicationsHealthcare SafetyHealthcare-associated PneumoniaVentilator-associated Infectious ComplicationsVentilator-associated PneumoniaVentilator-associated Pneumonia RiskVentilator-associated Pneumonia Surveillance
This study analyzes rates of incident ventilator-associated pneumonia reported 2005-2013 to the Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System to determine whether those rates accord with those reported for a similar period to the CDC National Healthcare Safety Network.
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Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Naomi P. O’Grady, Patrick R. Murray, Nancy J. Ames · JAMA · 2012 · 83 citations · Full text
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