Economic Analysis of a Pediatric Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention Initiative in Nicaragua

• المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Edward I. Broughton (مؤلف), Sergio R. López (مؤلف), María Nela Aguilar (مؤلف), María Mercedes Somarriba (مؤلف), Magaly Pérez (مؤلف), Nieves Sánchez (مؤلف)
• التنسيق: كتاب
• منشور في: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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We performed an economic analysis of an intervention to decrease ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevalence in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) at two Nicaraguan hospitals to determine the cost of the intervention and how effective it needs to be in order to be cost-neutral. A matched co...