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Open Access 30-10-2024 | Pneumonia | What's New in Intensive Care

Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia non-pharmacologically

Authors: Manuel Krone, Christian Seeber, Peter Nydahl

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 12/2024

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In critically ill, intubated patients on intensive care unit (ICU), ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a significant complication contributing to substantial mortality, morbidity, and prolonged stays, which in turn requires considerable financial and natural resources [1, 2]. Preventing VAP is therefore essential for improving patients’ safety and enhancing the outcomes’ cost-effectiveness and sustainability of healthcare [1]. …
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Metadata
Title
Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia non-pharmacologically
Authors
Manuel Krone
Christian Seeber
Peter Nydahl
Publication date
30-10-2024
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 12/2024
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-024-07696-x

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