title: Prolonged use of ventilator circuits and ventilator-associated pneumonia: a model for identifying the optimal clinical practice.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Kollef
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D017046:Cost Savings; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003422:Critical Care; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D007440:Intubation / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D012122:Ventilators, Mechanical / Q000191:economics