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Intensive care unit patients—ventilator-associated pneumonia
Measure Source
Healthy People 2010, measure 14-20c.
Table
2.24 Ventilator-associated pneumonia among adult ICU patients, United States, 1998-2003.
Data Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System.
Denominator
Number of ventilator days among intensive care unit patients.
Numerator
Number of hospital-acquired ventilator-associated pneumonia infections among intensive care unit patients.
Comments
Data may not be representative of all U.S. hospitals. For each year of data collection, not all participating hospitals are represented.
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