Managing infection in the critical care unit: How can infection control make the ICU safe?

Lawrence Shulman, David Ost

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Abstract

The goal of this article is to use ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) as a prototype for nosocomial infections to explore the issues of patient safety and infection control. To do this, we review disease-specific aspects of VAP, develop a brief working definition of patient safety, and then determine how the concepts of infection control fit into the broader context of patient safety.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)111-128
Number of pages18
JournalCritical Care Clinics
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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