Making Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Rate a Meaningful Quality Marker.

Ryan J Keneally Thomas J PetersonJohn R BenjaminKatrina HawkinsDanielle Davison

Published in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2020)

ISS, PHAR, diabetes, male gender, care at a teaching hospital and unplanned intubation are risk factors for the development of VAP. These factors should be accounted for in order to make VAP an effective quality marker.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
type diabetes
healthcare
cardiovascular disease
palliative care
cardiac arrest
mental health
glycemic control
metabolic syndrome
chronic pain
skeletal muscle
acute respiratory distress syndrome
weight loss
mechanical ventilation