U.S. Intensive Care Units’ Prevention Of Pneumonia In Critically Ill Patients Generally Strong

Mayo Clinic researchers found that the frequency with which critically-ill patients developed ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is approximately the same at a multidisciplinary medical center such as Mayo Clinic compared to the average VAP-risk rate for 211 hospitals in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). This is good news for patients because it suggests that care levels are generally strong across the U.S.

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on May 22nd, 2008