Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Editorial
. 2015 Jan 1;60(1):76-8.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu744. Epub 2014 Sep 24.

Editorial commentary: Evidence vs instinct for pneumonia prevention in hospitalized patients

Michael Klompas  1
Affiliations
Editorial

Editorial commentary: Evidence vs instinct for pneumonia prevention in hospitalized patients

Michael Klompas. Clin Infect Dis. .
No abstract available

Keywords: hospital-acquired pneumonia; prevention, surveillance; quality improvement; ventilator-associated pneumonia.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment on

References

    1. Klompas M. Ventilator-associated pneumonia: is zero possible? Clin Infect Dis. 2010;51:1123–6. - PubMed
    1. Esteban A, Frutos F, Tobin MJ, et al. A comparison of four methods of weaning patients from mechanical ventilation. Spanish Lung Failure Collaborative Group. N Engl J Med. 1995;332:345–50. - PubMed
    1. Girard TD, Kress JP, Fuchs BD, et al. Efficacy and safety of a paired sedation and ventilator weaning protocol for mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care (Awakening and Breathing Controlled trial): a randomised controlled trial. Lancet. 2008;371:126–34. - PubMed
    1. Ely EW, Baker AM, Dunagan DP, et al. Effect on the duration of mechanical ventilation of identifying patients capable of breathing spontaneously. N Engl J Med. 1996;335:1864–9. - PubMed
    1. Kress JP, Pohlman AS, O'Connor MF, Hall JB. Daily interruption of sedative infusions in critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation. N Engl J Med. 2000;342:1471–7. - PubMed

MeSH terms