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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Cooperative Behavior
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Hospital Bed Capacity
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Humans
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Intensive Care Units / organization & administration*
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Intensive Care Units / standards
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Intensive Care Units / statistics & numerical data
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Michigan
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Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / epidemiology
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Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / prevention & control*
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Quality Improvement / organization & administration*
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Quality Improvement / standards
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors