• Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol · Jul 2013

    Achieving and sustaining ventilator-associated pneumonia-free time among intensive care units (ICUs): evidence from the Keystone ICU Quality Improvement Collaborative.

    • Dany S Matar, Julius C Pham, Thomas A Louis, and Sean M Berenholtz.
    • Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
    • Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jul 1;34(7):740-3.

    AbstractOur retrospective analysis of the Michigan Keystone intensive care unit (ICU) collaborative demonstrated that adult ICUs could achieve and sustain a zero rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) for a considerable number of ventilator and calendar months. Moreover, the results highlight the importance of adjustment for ventilator-days before comparing VAP-free time among ICUs.

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