Efficacy of a ventilator bundle for the prevention of the ventilator-associated pneumonia

F. Chertcoff, M. Blasco, C. Giuffre, L. Maldonado, S. Verbanaz, E. Soloaga, E. Descotte, E. Efron (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Mechanical ventilation and lung injury: new advances
Session: Mechanical ventilation and lung injury: new advances
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1989
Disease area: Respiratory critical care

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F. Chertcoff, M. Blasco, C. Giuffre, L. Maldonado, S. Verbanaz, E. Soloaga, E. Descotte, E. Efron (Buenos Aires, Argentina). Efficacy of a ventilator bundle for the prevention of the ventilator-associated pneumonia. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 1989

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