Long-term Results of a Postoperative Pneumonia Prevention Program for the Inpatient Surgical Ward | Zendy

Hadiza S. Kazaure | Zendy; M. Besalduch Martín | Zendy; Jung K. Yoon | Zendy; Sherry M. Wren | Zendy

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Long-term Results of a Postoperative Pneumonia Prevention Program for the Inpatient Surgical Ward

Author(s) -

Hadiza S. Kazaure,

M. Besalduch Martín,

Jung K. Yoon,

Sherry M. Wren

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

jama surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757

H-Index - 176

eISSN - 2168-6262

pISSN - 2168-6254

DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.1216

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , veterans affairs , retrospective cohort study , emergency medicine , mortality rate , intensive care medicine , surgery

Pneumonia is the third most common complication in postoperative patients and is associated with significant morbidity and high cost of care. Prevention has focused primarily on mechanically ventilated patients. This study outlines the results of the longest-running postoperative pneumonia prevention program for nonmechanically ventilated patients, to our knowledge.

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