Evaluation of prevention and control measures for ventilator-associated pneumonia Evaluación de las medidas de prevención y control de neumonía asociada a ventilación mecánica Avaliação das medidas de prevenção e controle de pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica

• Main Authors: Leandra Terezinha Roncolato da Silva (Author), Ana Maria Laus (Author), Silvia Rita Marin da Silva Canini (Author), Miyeko Hayashida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to evaluate the quality of health care delivered in an Intensive Care Unit, concerning the use of pneumonia prevention and control measures in high-risk patients on mechanical ventilation. In this descriptive and exploratory research, 839 observations of patients under invasive vent...