Assessing the impact of a multidimensional approach and an 8-component bundle in reducing incidences of ventilator-associated pneumonia across 35 countries in Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe

• Main Authors: Rosenthal, Victor Daniel, Jin, Zhilin, Yin, Ruijie, Sahu, Suneeta, Rajhans, Prasad, Kharbanda, Mohit, Nair, Pravin K., Mishra, Shakti Bedanta, Chawla, Rajesh, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: W.B. Saunders 2024
• Subjects: RC731 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Respiratory System; RC82 Medical Emergencies, Critical Care, Intensive Care, First Aid
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/115394/1/115394_Assessing%20the%20impact%20of%20a%20multidimensional%20approach%20and%20an%208-component.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/115394/7/115394_Assessing%20the%20impact%20of%20a%20multidimensional%20approach%20and%20an%208-component_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/115394/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0883944123002496

Background: Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) occurring in the intensive care unit (ICU) are common, costly, and potentially lethal. Methods: We implemented a multidimensional approach and an 8-component bundle in 374 ICUs across 35 low and middle-income countries (LMICs) from Latin-America,...