Being a healthcare provider can be a rewarding career, but it is never without risks or consequences. Not only do you need to worry about treating patients for their immediate condition, but you must also do so knowing what risks or potential harm you may be exposing them. This is particularly true in care areas like ICUs, which tend to inherit the clinical consequences and financial implications of decisions made in other units—emergency departments, for example.
EHM talks to Douglas Hansell about the latest in ventilation and microaspiration.
Three industry experts give us their views on the fight to eliminate ventilator-associated pneumonia from the US healthcare system.
Marc-Oliver Wright, Ongjen Gajic and Michael Klompas discuss strategies to cut off the germ invasion caused by ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Leslie Swadener-Culpepper passes on her tips for implementing CLRT in the ICU.