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Cultivating global antimicrobial stewardship: Linguistic and cultural validatio...
Palos, C.; Ierano, C.; Santos, M. J. D.; Leitão, I.; Nogueira, P.; James, R.; Paiva, J. A.; Thursky, K.; Sousa, P.Background Antimicrobial resistance is driven by inappropriate antimicrobial prescribing. The National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS) is an Australian-developed auditing platform to assist in the assessments of antimicrobial quality by antimicrobial stewardship programmes using consensus-based definitions. The NAPS has demonstrated to be transferable to other countries. Its adaptation to Portugal could...
Prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia: guideline adherence and outcomes
Sousa, A. S. S.; Pinto, C. C.; Nogueira, N.; Ferrito, C.; Paiva, J. A.Introduction: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Intensive Care Units (ICU). VAP has a high incidence rate that can be reduced through the use of bundles, thus ensuring better outcomes. However, its effectiveness is closely related to implementation and dissemination strategies. Objectives: To assess adherence to a VAP prevention bundle; to assess th...