Objective surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Critical care medicine, Dec. 2012, Vol. 40(12), p.3154-61.
Klompas, M., et al.
http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2012/12000/Objective_surveillance_definitions_for.6.aspx
The subjectivity and complexity of surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated pneumonia preclude meaningful internal or external benchmarking and therefore hamper quality improvement initiatives for ventilated patients. We explored the feasibility of creating objective surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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