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Open AccessVentilator-associated pneumonia prevention in the Intensive care unit using Postpyloric tube feeding in China (VIP study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a challenge in critical care and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Although some consensuses on preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia are reached, it is s...
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China’s regional public safety efficiency: a data envelopment analysis approach
This study develops a comprehensive public safety efficiency index that includes the inputs and outputs of regional public safety. The DEA-BC2 model was used to measure the technical efficiency (TE), pure technic...
