Evaluating rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Consider patient, organizational & educational risk factors
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Background: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia is the most important cause of mortality of nosocomial infections. Still incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia and its related risk factors in routine nursing care in the intensive care unit has not been studied. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of Ventilator-Associated in intensive care units and its relationship with risk ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 145 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017