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Does the Specific Time of Day Used to Capture Data on Ventilator-Days Have an Impact on the Documented Rates of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 January 2015
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Definitions of ventilator-associated pneumonia do not note a preferred daily time for obtaining denominator data. We examined collecting data on the number of ventilator-days at different times of day in 7 intensive care units. Rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia did not significantly differ when denominator data were collected at midnight, 8 AM, or 4 PM, supporting standard definitions.
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