Compliance with the standards for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia by nurses in the intensive care units
Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common infection in the intensive care unit, and has many side effects such as increased mortality, increased length of hospital stay, and increased health costs. This study aimed to evaluate the compliance with the standards for preven...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2017-01-01
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Series: | Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijnmrjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-9066;year=2017;volume=22;issue=1;spage=31;epage=36;aulast=Tabaeian |