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Sage Products, 3M Infection Prevention Announce Agreement

Sage Products, Inc. and the 3M Infection Prevention Division have entered into an agreement in which Sage Products will purchase pre-filled, single dose bottles of 3M™ Peridex™ Oral Rinse for its Q-Care® Rx systems, effective immediately. The agreement brings together two ...More
December 15, 2010
Posted in News
Trauma Surgeon Develops Multidisciplinary Protocol to Eliminate VAP

Critically ill patients on a breathing tube are at risk not only from their injuries or diseases, but also from infections they can contract in the hospital. One of the most common infections is pneumonia from breathing tubes. A study of a new multidisciplinary protocol ...More
October 6, 2010
Posted in News
Daily Oral Care with Chlorhexidine Urged for Ventilated Patients

Institute for Healthcare Improvement adds oral care practice to its ventilator bundle. ...More
July 26, 2010
Posted in News
Clinicians Share VAP Prevention Strategies

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) accounts for as much as 15 percent of all hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) and approximately 27 percent of all infections acquired in the intensive care unit (ICU). The primary risk factor for the development of hospital-associated ...More
January 21, 2010
Posted in Articles
Oral Care: Vital to VAP Prevention

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the second-most common healthcare infection. As defined by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), VAP is an airway infection that must develop more than 48 hours after the patient was intubated. The definition of VAP is ...More
January 29, 2009
Posted in Articles