Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events: executive summary

Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;57(12):1742-6. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit577.

Affiliation

¹ Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.

No abstract available

Keywords: critical care; epidemiology; intensive care unit; mechanical ventilation; public health; ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / diagnosis*
Public Health Surveillance / methods*
Respiration, Artificial / adverse effects*