Research Article

The Effect of a Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Team on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Rates

Table 1

Monthly ventilator-associated pneumonia rate from April 2009 to September 2012.

MonthPneumonia MICUVent. daysMICU

April 2009214713.605
May 2009211816.949
June 200901120
July 2009212615.873
August 200901160
September 2009317417.241
October 200901540
November 2009322213.514
December 200911735.78
January 201011855.405
February 201001820
March 201001560
April 201001400
May 201011865.376
June 2010213614.706
July 201011297.752
August 201001500
September 2010215612.821
October 201001550
November 20100880
December 201001370
January 201101150
February 201102240
March 201101510
April 201101510
May 201102180
June 201101160
July 201111845.435
August 20110780
September 201101310
October 201101850
November 201101280
December 201101100
January 201201240
February 201201420
March 201201830
April 201201670
May 20120850
June 20120980
July 201201050
August 201201050
September 201201280