PubMed

Diagnostic techniques for ventilator-associated pneumonia: conflicting results from two trials.

Kwon Y, Milbrandt EB, Yende S.

Crit Care. 2009;13(3):303. Epub 2009 May 14. No abstract available. PMID: 19490593 [PubMed]Related articles

Ventilator-associated pneumonia and mortality: a systematic review of observational studies.

Melsen WG, Rovers MM, Bonten MJ.

Crit Care Med. 2009 Oct;37(10):2709-18. Review.PMID: 19885994 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predicting the risk of documented ventilator-associated pneumonia for benchmarking: construction and validation of a score.

Zahar JR, Nguile-Makao M, Français A, Schwebel C, Garrouste-Orgeas M, Goldgran-Toledano D, Azoulay E, Thuong M, Jamali S, Cohen Y, de Lassence A, Timsit JF.

Crit Care Med. 2009 Sep;37(9):2545-51.PMID: 19623046 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Can bacteriological upper airway samples obtained at intensive care unit admission guide empiric antibiotherapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia?

Pirracchio R, Mateo J, Raskine L, Rigon MR, Lukaszewicz AC, Mebazaa A, Hammitouche Y, Sanson-Le Pors MJ, Payen D.

Crit Care Med. 2009 Sep;37(9):2559-63.PMID: 19623054 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Chlorhexidine, toothbrushing, and preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill adults.

Munro CL, Grap MJ, Jones DJ, McClish DK, Sessler CN.

Am J Crit Care. 2009 Sep;18(5):428-37; quiz 438.PMID: 19723863 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinicians' Knowledge of Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia.

El-Khatib MF, Zeineldine S, Ayoub C, Husari A, Bou-Khalil PK.

Am J Crit Care. 2009 Aug 17. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19687515 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Management of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Diaz E, Ulldemolins M, Lisboa T, Rello J.

Infect Dis Clin North Am. 2009 Sep;23(3):521-33.PMID: 19665081 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Advances in the prevention and management of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Bouza E, Burillo A.

Curr Opin Infect Dis. 2009 Aug;22(4):345-51. Review.PMID: 19506478 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Oral health, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and intracranial pressure in intubated patients in a neuroscience intensive care unit.

Prendergast V, Hallberg IR, Jahnke H, Kleiman C, Hagell P.

Am J Crit Care. 2009 Jul;18(4):368-76.PMID: 19556415 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Not-so-trivial pursuit: mechanical ventilation risk reduction.

Grap MJ.

Am J Crit Care. 2009 Jul;18(4):299-309. Review.PMID: 19556408 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Spectrum of practice in the diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia in patients requiring mechanical ventilation in European intensive care units.

Koulenti D, Lisboa T, Brun-Buisson C, Krueger W, Macor A, Sole-Violan J, Diaz E, Topeli A, DeWaele J, Carneiro A, Martin-Loeches I, Armaganidis A, Rello J; EU-VAP/CAP Study Group.

Crit Care Med. 2009 Aug;37(8):2360-8.PMID: 19531951 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Implementation of a real-time compliance dashboard to help reduce SICU ventilator-associated pneumonia with the ventilator bundle.

Zaydfudim V, Dossett LA, Starmer JM, Arbogast PG, Feurer ID, Ray WA, May AK, Pinson CW.

Arch Surg. 2009 Jul;144(7):656-62.PMID: 19620546 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Clinical and economic consequences of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Amin A.

Clin Infect Dis. 2009 Aug 15;49 Suppl 1:S36-43.PMID: 19619020 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Could fiberoptic bronchoscopy and CT lung scan differentiate ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis from ventilator-associated pneumonia?

Nseir S.

Chest. 2009 Oct;136(4):1187-8. No abstract available. PMID: 19809076 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ventilator-associated pneumonia and oral care: a successful quality improvement project.

Hutchins K, Karras G, Erwin J, Sullivan KL.

Am J Infect Control. 2009 Sep;37(7):590-7.PMID: 19716460 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Predictors of mortality in adult patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a meta-analysis.

Siempos II, Vardakas KZ, Kyriakopoulos CE, Ntaidou TK, Falagas ME.

Shock. 2009 Nov 26. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19953007 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Treatment options for nosocomial pneumonia due to MRSA.

Niederman MS.

J Infect. 2009 Sep;59 Suppl 1:S25-31. Review.PMID: 19766886 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ceftobiprole: a new broad spectrum cephalosporin.

El Solh A.

Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2009 Jul;10(10):1675-86. Review.PMID: 19527192 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Diagnostic importance of pulmonary interleukin-1{beta} and interleukin-8 in ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Conway Morris A, Kefala K, Wilkinson TS, Moncayo-Nieto OL, Dhaliwal K, Farrell L, Walsh TS, Mackenzie SJ, Swann DG, Andrews PJ, Anderson N, Govan JR, Laurenson IF, Reid H, Davidson DJ, Haslett C, Sallenave JM, Simpson AJ.

Thorax. 2009 Oct 12. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19825784 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articlesFree article

Soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 and the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Gibot S.

Chest. 2009 Jul;136(1):320; author reply 320. No abstract available. PMID: 19584220 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles