Take a Look at the Evidence - VAP
Articles
From PubMed
- Active surveillance of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit and establishment of the risk grading system and effect evaluation
- Lessons learned from a rapid implementation of a ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention bundle.
- The incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in a tertiary-care center: Comparison between pre- and post-VAP prevention bundle.
Other links
UpToDate
- Clinical presentation and diagnostic evaluation of ventilator-associated pneumonia
- Treatment of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults
- Risk factors and prevention of hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults
- The ventilator circuit
Dynamed
CDC
Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research
Joanna Briggs Institute
- JBI Evidence Summary: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Prevention
- JBI Evidence Summary: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Strategies to Improve Compliance with Standards of Care
- JBI Evidence Summary: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Oral Care with Chlorhexidine
- JBI Evidence Summary: Prevention of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: Oral Hygiene