title: Quality measures for critically ill patients: where does ventilator-associated condition fit in?
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; Departments of Anesthesiology and Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; Clinical and Population Health Research Program, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA. Electronic address: craig.lilly@umassmed.edu.
authors.forename: Craig M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lilly
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA; UMass Memorial Health Care, Worcester, MA.
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Ellison
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055397:Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents