Early, single chlorhexidine application reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patients

Mary Jo Grap; Cindy L. Munro; V. Anne Hamilton; R.K. Elswick; Curtis N. Sessler; Kevin R. Ward

doi:10.1016/j.hrtlng.2011.01.006

journal article Sep 01, 2011

Early, single chlorhexidine application reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patients

Mary Jo Grap Cindy L. Munro V. Anne Hamilton R.K. Elswick Curtis N. Sessler Kevin R. Ward

Heart & Lung Vol. 40 No. 5 pp. e115-e122 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Sep 01, 2011
Vol/Issue: 40(5)
Pages: e115-e122
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Authors

Aluko A. Hope is coeditor in chief of the American Journal of Critical Care. He is an associate professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an intensivist and assistant bioethics consultant at Montefiore Medical Center, both in New York City. Cindy L. Munro is coeditor in chief of the American Journal of Critical Care. She is dean and professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida.

Funding

TriService Nursing Research Program Award: MDA-905-03-1-TS02

Cite This Article

Mary Jo Grap, Cindy L. Munro, V. Anne Hamilton, et al. (2011). Early, single chlorhexidine application reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patients. Heart & Lung, 40(5), e115-e122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2011.01.006

Early, single chlorhexidine application reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patients

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