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Review
. 2011 Sep;32(3):591-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2011.05.008. Epub 2011 Jul 12.

Prevention of VAP: is zero rate possible?

Stijn Blot  1 , Thiago Lisboa, Roser Angles, Jordi Rello
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Review

Prevention of VAP: is zero rate possible?

Stijn Blot et al. Clin Chest Med. 2011 Sep.

Abstract

Infection prevention measures, specifically targeting ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), have been purposed as quality-of-care indicators for patients in intensive care units. The authors discuss some of the recent evidence of the prevention of nosocomial infections, with a particular emphasis on VAP. Moreover, there are several pitfalls in considering VAP rates as a safety indicator. Because of these limitations, the authors recommend the use of specific process measures, designed to reduce VAP, as the basis for interinstitutional benchmarking.

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