Document Type
Critically Appraised Topic
Publication Date
8-2012
Specific Care Question
Should VAP Bundles, or Single Intervention Elements, be Used for Mitigating Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in the Intubated Pediatric Patient? What is the best diagnostic approach (invasive methods using quantitative cultures versus non-invasive methods using qualitative cultures) in identifying VAP?
Keywords
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Recommended Citation
Children's Mercy Kansas City, "Ventilator associated pneumonia bundle efficacy: Summary" [RETIRED] (2012). Patient Safety Critically Appraised Topics. 5. https://scholarlyexchange.childrensmercy.org/patient-safety-critically-appraised-topics/5
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Comments
Retired. Information outdated for clinical use.