Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
"Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Serious INFLAMMATION of the LUNG in patients who required the use of PULMONARY VENTILATOR. It is usually caused by cross bacterial infections in hospitals (NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS).
| Descriptor ID |
D053717
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.248.500 C08.381.520.750.750 C08.381.677.800 C08.730.610.750
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated" by people in Profiles.
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Delayed Sternal Closure in Infant Heart Surgery-The Importance of Where and When: An Analysis of the STS Congenital Heart Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Nov; 102(5):1565-1572.
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The ten "diseases" that are not true diseases. Intensive Care Med. 2016 Mar; 42(3):411-414.
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Determining the Ideal Strategy for Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Prevention. Cost-Benefit Analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2015 Jul 01; 192(1):57-63.
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Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute care hospitals: 2014 update. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2014 Aug; 35(8):915-36.
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Reappraisal of routine oral care with chlorhexidine gluconate for patients receiving mechanical ventilation: systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Intern Med. 2014 May; 174(5):751-61.
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When policy gets it right: variability in u.s. Hospitals' diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia*. Crit Care Med. 2014 Mar; 42(3):497-503.
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Estimated nursing workload for the implementation of ventilator bundles. BMJ Qual Saf. 2013 Apr; 22(4):357-61.
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Objective surveillance definitions for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Crit Care Med. 2012 Dec; 40(12):3154-61.
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Relative contribution of three main virulence factors in Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia. Crit Care Med. 2011 Sep; 39(9):2113-20.
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Estimating the proportion of healthcare-associated infections that are reasonably preventable and the related mortality and costs. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011 Feb; 32(2):101-14.