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. 2013 Jul;34(7):740-3.
doi: 10.1086/670989. Epub 2013 May 22.

Achieving and sustaining ventilator-associated pneumonia-free time among intensive care units (ICUs): evidence from the Keystone ICU Quality Improvement Collaborative

Dany S Matar  1 , Julius C Pham, Thomas A Louis, Sean M Berenholtz
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Achieving and sustaining ventilator-associated pneumonia-free time among intensive care units (ICUs): evidence from the Keystone ICU Quality Improvement Collaborative

Dany S Matar et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Jul.

Abstract

Our retrospective analysis of the Michigan Keystone intensive care unit (ICU) collaborative demonstrated that adult ICUs could achieve and sustain a zero rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) for a considerable number of ventilator and calendar months. Moreover, the results highlight the importance of adjustment for ventilator-days before comparing VAP-free time among ICUs.

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