Managing infection in the critical care unit: how can infection control make the ICU safe?
The goal of this article is to use ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) as a prototype for nosocomial infections to explore the issues of patient safety and infection control. To do this, we review disease-specific aspects of VAP, develop a brief working definition of patient safety, and then determine how the concepts of infection control fit into the broader context of patient safety.
Shulman
Lawrence
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Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, 300 Community Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030, USA.
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David
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents