Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has been identified as a serious
complication among hospitalized patients and is associated with prolonged hospitalizations …

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

Objetivo: evaluar el conocimiento y la práctica del personal de enfermería acerca de las
medidas de prevención de neumonía nosocomial en los pacientes con ventilación …

Background Nurse understaffing and increased nursing workload have been associated
with increased risk of adverse patient outcomes and even mortality. Aim To determine …

Studies have shown that a ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) bundle significantly
decreases VAP rates. In this study, we evaluated existing knowledge, practices, and …

Background The practice of oral care in intensive care settings remains inconsistent among
intubated patients, yet these patients are at high risk of developing ventilator‐associated …

Objectives This study aims to determine the compliance of critical care nurses with the
ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention guidelines and the factors that affect their …

Purpose Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common infections in
intensive care units (ICU) with a 6–52% incidence. The VAP mortality rate is 50% to 70 …

An enduring challenge for the improvement of healthcare quality is variation in the success
of quality improvement (QI) interventions when implemented across settings. 1 This is …

Objective To explore health professional views of barriers to the use of evidence-based
practice to prevent ventilator-associated events in intensive care units. Design A qualitative …