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Infection Control Measures in Caring for Patients on Mechanical Ventilation

The New Egyptian of Medicine • 2009
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Authors 1Marwa R. Moustafa, 2Hala Abd El-Salam Sheta
Keywords Not Available
Journal The New Egyptian of Medicine
Publisher dr. hala abdelsalam sheta
Volume 40
Issue 2
Pages 32-45
publication.type Local
Paper Link Not Available
Supplementary Materials Hala AbdEl-Salam Mohammed_infection control 1 .pdf
Abstract
Respiratory tract infections represent significant proportion of hospital acquired infections about 15-20 % o all hospial acquired infections are of the lower respiratory tracts which are the leading causes of mortality pulmonary ventilation or instrumentation may lead to nosocomial pneumonia. the primay risk factors for the development of hopital associated bacterial pneumonia is mechanical vetilation which is often associate with a dramatic incease in length of hospital stay and total hospital costs.