Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: An executive summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, Elimination Guide

Terri Rebmann; Linda R Greene

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2010.08.004

Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: An executive summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, Elimination Guide

Am J Infect Control. 2010 Oct;38(8):647-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.08.004.

Authors

Terri Rebmann¹, Linda R Greene

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Biosecurity, Division of Environmental and Occupational Health, St Louis University, School of Public Health, St Louis, MO 63104, USA. rebmannt@slu.edu

PMID: 20868931
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.08.004

Abstract

This article is an executive summary of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, Elimination Guide for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Infection preventionists are encouraged to obtain the original, full-length Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc, Elimination Guide for more thorough coverage of ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention.

Publication types

Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

Cross Infection / prevention & control*
Humans
Infection Control / methods*
Intubation, Intratracheal / adverse effects
Pneumonia / etiology
Pneumonia / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / prevention & control*
Respiration, Artificial / adverse effects
Risk Assessment
Ventilators, Mechanical / adverse effects*