Near-zero ventilator-associated pneumonia rates after implementation of a multimodal preventive strategy in a Mexican hospital.

A multimodal preventive strategy consisting of a ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) preventive bundle plus 3 additional sequential interventions (noninvasive ventilation, reeducation of health care workers, and early weaning) was associated with a marked reduction in VAP rates in a Latin American hospital, including 6 consecutive months without VAP cases. A positive association between the percentage of intubated patients and VAP rates was observed. Copyright © 2019. Published by Elsevier Inc.

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Eric Ochoa-Hein, Su J Choi, Jonathan A Gómez-Santillán, José A Oyervides-Alvarado, Arturo Galindo-Fraga, Eduardo Rivero-Sigarroa, Thierry Hernández-Gilsoul, José G Domínguez-Cherit. Near-zero ventilator-associated pneumonia rates after implementation of a multimodal preventive strategy in a Mexican hospital. American journal of infection control. 2020 Apr;48(4):446-447

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PMID: 31677926

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