VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA: A SYSTEMATIC APPRAISAL IN A SAUDI ARABIAN CONTEXT
Background:Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the commonest hospital-acquired infection (HAI) in intensive care. The incidence of VAPis the leading cause of HAI in the ICU. In the United States of America, VAPis the second most prevalent HAI with a reported mortality of 40-80%. However, despit...
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Main Authors: | Jong, Catherine, Mortell, Manfred |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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THE MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF NURSING (MJN)
2020
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Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/34147/1/VENTILATOR%20ASSOCIATED%20PNEUMONIA%20A%20SYSTEMATICAPPRAISAL%20IN%20A%20SAUDI%20ARABIAN%20CONTEXT.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/34147/ https://ejournal.lucp.net/index.php/mjn/article/view/1179 |
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