Publications

implementation of a sustainable ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention protocol in a pediatric intensive care unit in managua, nicaragua.

ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) is a common nosocomial infection in pediatric intensive care units (icus). ventilator-associated pneumonia protocols decrease the incidence of vap; however, many components of these protocols are not feasible in all settings. this study was done in a large pediatric hospital in nicaragua.