Weekly Versus Daily Changes of In-Line Suction Catheters: Impact on Rates of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Associated Costs

James K Stoller; Douglas K Orens; Cynthia Fatica; Morgan Elliott; Lucy Kester; Jeff Woods; Lori Hoffman-Hogg; Matthew T Karafa; Alejandro C Arroliga

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Weekly Versus Daily Changes of In-Line Suction Catheters: Impact on Rates of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Associated Costs

James K Stoller, Douglas K Orens, Cynthia Fatica, Morgan Elliott, Lucy Kester, Jeff Woods, Lori Hoffman-Hogg, Matthew T Karafa and Alejandro C Arroliga

Respiratory Care May 2003, 48 (5) 494-499;

James K Stoller

Section of Respiratory Therapy, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine;

MD MSc FAARC

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Douglas K Orens

Section of Respiratory Therapy, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine;

RRT MBA

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Cynthia Fatica

Department of Infection Control and Epidemiology;

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Morgan Elliott

Section of Respiratory Therapy, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine;

RRT

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Lucy Kester

Section of Respiratory Therapy, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine;

RRT MBA FAARC

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Jeff Woods

Medical Intensive Care Unit;

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Lori Hoffman-Hogg

Department of Advanced Practice Nursing, Research and Education, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, Cancer Program, Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York.

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Matthew T Karafa

Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology; and

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Alejandro C Arroliga

Section of Medical Intensive Care, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine; The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.

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James K Stoller, Douglas K Orens, Cynthia Fatica, Morgan Elliott, Lucy Kester, Jeff Woods, Lori Hoffman-Hogg, Matthew T Karafa, Alejandro C Arroliga

Respiratory Care May 2003, 48 (5) 494-499;

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Weekly Versus Daily Changes of In-Line Suction Catheters: Impact on Rates of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and Associated Costs

James K Stoller, Douglas K Orens, Cynthia Fatica, Morgan Elliott, Lucy Kester, Jeff Woods, Lori Hoffman-Hogg, Matthew T Karafa, Alejandro C Arroliga

Respiratory Care May 2003, 48 (5) 494-499;

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