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Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
is an infection of the lungs contracted during a hospital stay. VAP
occurs more commonly in patients who require a respirator to help
them breathe.
(A dash " - " means that there is no available comparison.)
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Head of Bed (HOB) elevated 30-45 degrees (unless
contraindicated)
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89.4% |
100% |
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis (unless
contraindicated
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90.6% |
99.2% |
Peptic
Ulcer Disease (PUD) prophylaxis
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92.5% |
100% |
Daily
sedation vacation and assess readiness to extubate (unless
contraindicated
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36.4% |
90% |
Oral care
twice a shift |
83.1% |
97.5% |
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