Open AccessAlcohol-based hand rub and ventilator-associated pneumonia after elective neurosurgery: An interventional study
Author(s) -
PP Saramma,
K. Krishnakumar,
Pramod K. Dash,
P. S. Sarma
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.92069
Subject(s) - medicine , neurosurgery , ventilator associated pneumonia , mechanical ventilation , pneumonia , pseudomonas aeruginosa , anesthesia , infection control , surgery , biology , bacteria , genetics
Interventional studies on the effect of alcohol-based hand rub on ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) among neurosurgical patients are scarce.