• Clinics in perinatology · Sep 2010

    Review

    Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonates.

    • Jeffery S Garland.
    • Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, St Joseph Hospital, Glendale, 5000 West Chamber, Milwaukee, WI 53210, USA. jsgarland@hotmail.com
    • Clin Perinatol. 2010 Sep 1;37(3):629-43.

    AbstractVentilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the leading causes of preventable morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units. This review examines the epidemiology and pathogenesis of VAP in neonates as well as the dilemmas faced by caregivers to diagnose and prevent VAP.(c) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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