The only VAP prevention method that saves lives is the one you’re not using
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There’s always been doubt about the efficacy of the numerous "ventilator bundles" hospitals use to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). A provocative new analysis concludes that none of these methods save lives — except the one that almost no ICUs are using today. Healthcare associated pneumonias (HAP), especially ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAP), are associated with increased mortality, excess antibiotic use, lengthened hospital stays and increased ventilator days. To what extent is unknown, because
The only VAP prevention method that saves lives is the one you’re not using
The only VAP prevention method that saves…
The only VAP prevention method that saves lives is the one you’re not using
There’s always been doubt about the efficacy of the numerous "ventilator bundles" hospitals use to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). A provocative new analysis concludes that none of these methods save lives — except the one that almost no ICUs are using today. Healthcare associated pneumonias (HAP), especially ventilator-associated pneumonias (VAP), are associated with increased mortality, excess antibiotic use, lengthened hospital stays and increased ventilator days. To what extent is unknown, because