2011 Jul 27 – Lancet Comment: Ventilator-associated pneumonia: are we winning the war?

Mark J Rumbak a, David Solomon a. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Early Online Publication, 27 July 2011
Patients in intensive care units are at high risk for nosocomial infections because they are the most critically ill, might be receiving immunosuppressive drugs, and are often monitored invasively with tube insertion. Mortality, morbidity, and cost are increased with ventilator-associated pneumonia. 1 Findings from studies of both single and combination interventions for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia have shown a reduction in disease incidence. 1 , 2


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