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Application of a Real-Time Dashboard to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units

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  • Mohammad Fathi

    (Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran)

  • Hamid Moghaddasi

    (Department of Health Information Technology and Management, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran)

  • Forough Rahimi

    (Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Behshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran)

  • Monir Ebrahimi Aghdam

    (Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Behshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran)

Abstract

Introduction and Purpose: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the second most common nosocomial infection that develops in patients admitted to the intensive care unit. The mortality rate for VAP ranges from 24% to 76% and is even higher than the primary illness. Based on the importance of this issue, many organizations have focused on strategies and guidelines to reduce the occurrence of complications such as ventilator associated pneumonia. Despite these guidelines, due to multi orders with different conditions and time periods, multi caregivers in the intensive care unit and human mistakes, still there are high rates of VAP.

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  • Mohammad Fathi & Hamid Moghaddasi & Forough Rahimi & Monir Ebrahimi Aghdam, 2017. "Application of a Real-Time Dashboard to Reduce Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units," International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences, Juniper Publishers Inc., vol. 1(2), pages 24-30, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:adp:ijoprs:v:1:y:2017:i:2:p:24-30
    DOI: 10.19080/IJOPRS.2017.01.555557
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