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Reducing ventilator-associated pneumonias using care bundles

Reducing ventilator-associated pneumonias using care bundles
pneumonias using care bundles at NHS Tayside, Tayside University Hospitals
NHS Trust ... Staff on the intensive care unit (ICU) believed ...

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Daily goals checklist--a goal-directed method to eliminate nosocomial infection in the intensive care unit.

Daily goals checklist--a goal-directed method to eliminate nosocomial infection in the intensive care unit.
Khorfan F.J Healthc Qual. 2008 Nov-Dec;30(6):13-7.PMID: 19160870
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Recognizing sepsis in the adult patient

Recognizing sepsis in the adult patient.
Nelson DP, Lemaster TH, Plost GN, Zahner ML.Am J Nurs. 2009 Mar;109(3):40-5; quiz 46.PMID: 19240494
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus central line-associated bloodstream infections in US intensive care units, 1997-2007.

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus central line-associated bloodstream infections in US intensive care units, 1997-2007.
Burton DC, Edwards JR, Horan TC, Jernigan JA, Fridkin SK.JAMA. 2009
Feb 18;301(7):727-36. PMID: 19224749
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Neutropenic sepsis: a guide to diagnosis and management

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Implementation of a multimodal infection control program during an Acinetobacter outbreak.

Intensive and Critical CAre Nursing
pp. 57-63
Implementation of a multimodal infection control program during an Acinetobacter outbreak.
Rose, L.; Rogel, K.; Redl, L.; Cade, J. F.
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Intensive care or merely therapy?.

INTENSIVE AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING
VOL 25; NUMBER 2; 2009
ISSN 0964-3397

pp. 55-56
Intensive care or merely therapy?.
Dawson, D.
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JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE articles

JOURNAL OF CRITICAL CARE
VOL 24; NUMBER 1; 2009
ISSN 0883-9441
pp. A1-A2

Contents.
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pp. 1-4
Have we learned how to relax our patients, by thinking outside the box?.
Lee, C.; Katz, R. L.
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pp. 66-73
Perceived barriers to the use of sedation protocols and daily sedation interruption: A multidisciplinary survey.
Tanios, M. A.; de Wit, M.; Epstein, S. K.; Devlin, J. W.
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pp. 74-80
Observational study of patient-ventilator asynchrony and relationship to sedation level.
de Wit, M.; Pedram, S.; Best, A. M.; Epstein, S. K.
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pp. 81-88
Extended prone position ventilation in severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: A pilot feasibility study.
Romero, C. M.; Cornejo, R. A.; Gálvez, L. R.; Llanos, O. P.; Tobar, E. A.; Berasaín, M. A.; Arellano, D. H.; Larrondo, J. F.; Castro, J. S.
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pp. 114-121
Patterns and density of early tracheal colonization in intensive care unit patients.
Durairaj, L.; Mohamad, Z.; Launspach, J. L.; Ashare, A.; Choi, J. Y.; Rajagopal, S.; Doern, G. V.; Zabner, J.
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