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Reducing the risks of ventilator-associated infections
1School of Allied Health, Department of Respiratory Care Education, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, USA.
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing : DCCN
|July 6, 2000
Abstract:
Mechanically ventilated patients are at high risk for developing nosocomial pneumonia. This article reviews the pathogenesis of ventilator-associated infections and ways nurses can intervene to reduce the risks to patients and to themselves.