Background Instead of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the modern definition of
ventilator-associated events (VAEs) has been introduced to identify infectious and …

OBJECTIVEVentilator bundles encompass practices that reduce the risk of ventilator
complications, including ventilator-associated pneumonia. The impact of ventilator bundles …

OBJECTIVEVentilator-associated events (VAEs) are nosocomial events correlated with
length of stay, costs, and mortality. Current ventilator bundle practices target the older …

Objectives The ventilator bundle is being promoted to prevent adverse events in ventilated
patients including ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). We aimed to:(i) examine …

BACKGROUND: Several studies showed that the implementation of the Institute for
Healthcare Improvement (IHI) ventilator bundle alone or with other preventive measures are …

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) represents a common hospital-
acquired infection among mechanically ventilated patients. We summarized evidence …

Implementation of ventilator bundles is associated with reductions in ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP). However, the new surveillance model of ventilator-associated events …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) continues to be a common and potentially fatal
complication of ventilator care and often encountered within intensive care units (ICUs) …

Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a very common nosocomial infection
in intensive care units (ICUs). Ventilator-associated pneumonia occurs in a considerable …

Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a frequent hospital acquired
infections among intensive care unit patients. The Institute for Healthcare Improvement has …