title: Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: evidence-based care.
abstract: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a common complication of mechanical ventilation with significant morbidity and mortality. This article summarizes the data related to specific risk factors associated with ventilator associated pneumonia (patient position, oral health, airway management, and gastrointestinal factors) and provides recommendations for practice based on the present evidence.
authors.affiliation: Adult Health Department, Box 980567, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298- 0567, USA. mjgrap@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Mary Jo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Grap
authors.forename: Cindy L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Munro
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D009017:Morbidity; D009910:Oral Hygiene; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016684:Prone Position; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013396:Suction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing