Accurate measurement of ventilator length of stay and ventilator days for use in assessing patient safety and ventilator associated events
Objective: Accurate measurements of ventilator length of stay are important for quality measures and mandated by Centers of Disease Control for reporting ventilator associated events. However, it is unknown which method of such a calculation gives the more accurate results. Design: We collected...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Society of Mechanical Ventilation
2020-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Mechanical Ventilation |
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Online Access: | https://www.journalmechanicalventilation.com/accurate-measurements-of-ventilator-length-of-stay/ |