Inflammation and the Host Response to Injury, a Large-Scale Collaborative Project: patient-oriented research core--standard operating procedures for clinical care. II. Guidelines for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the trauma patient

J Trauma. 2006 May;60(5):1106-13; discussion 1113. doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000220424.34835.f1.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Practice Guideline
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
  • Cross Infection / diagnosis
  • Cross Infection / drug therapy
  • Cross Infection / prevention & control*
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Humans
  • Intensive Care Units / standards
  • Intubation, Intratracheal / standards
  • Likelihood Functions
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests / standards
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / complications
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Aspiration / prevention & control
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / prevention & control*
  • Ventilators, Mechanical*
  • Wounds and Injuries / complications
  • Wounds and Injuries / therapy*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents