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Published in: Critical Care 4/2007

01-08-2007 | Commentary

Staffing level: a determinant of late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia

Author: Jeannie P Cimiotti

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 4/2007

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Abstract

A body of knowledge exists to suggest an association between nurse staffing and adverse patient outcomes. Hugonnet and colleagues add further evidence by linking nurse staffing to late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia. Discussed are a number of concerns surrounding the analytic component of this study, including the construction of variables and the statistical models. The authors' estimation that hospitals maintaining a nurse-to-patient ratio above 2.2 could decrease the risk of health care associated infections is based on findings that are potentially biased and unrealistic.
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Metadata
Title
Staffing level: a determinant of late-onset ventilator-associated pneumonia
Author
Jeannie P Cimiotti
Publication date
01-08-2007
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 4/2007
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc6085

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