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

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

Shelley S Magill  1 , Michael Klompas, Robert Balk, Suzanne M Burns, Clifford S Deutschman, Daniel Diekema, Scott Fridkin, Linda Greene, Alice Guh, David Gutterman, Beth Hammer, David Henderson, Dean Hess, Nicholas S Hill, Teresa Horan, Marin Kollef, Mitchell Levy, Edward Septimus, Carole Vanantwerpen, Don Wright, Pamela Lipsett
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Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated events: executive summary

Shelley S Magill et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Dec.
No abstract available

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

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Ventilator-associated events surveillance definition algorithm*. *(Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nhsn/acute-care-hospital/vae/index.html). Abbreviations: PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; formula image, fraction of inspired oxygen; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia; CFU, colony-forming units.
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