how often should you change ventilator circuits
All mechanically ventilated patients at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in China were studied over a 21-month period. From March 1998 to February 1999, ventilator circuits were changed every 2 days, and from June 1999 through December 1999, ventilator circuits were changed every 7 days. Nosocomial pneumonia was identified using the criteria of the Centers for Disease Control.