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Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2023 Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has traditionally been defined as pneumonia in patients with mechanical ventilation for at least 48 h. Despite advancements in critical care, VAP remains to be a complication resulting in huge financial burden to ...
R Sanketh +3 more
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2014 Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an iatrogenic pulmonary infection that develops in tracheally intubated patients on mechanical ventilation for at least 48 hours. VAP is the nosocomial infection with the greatest impact on patient outcomes and health care costs.
MIGUEL Ferrer +2 more
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A potential bundle for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia in the emergency department: A narrative review [PDF]
Journal of International Medical ResearchVentilator-associated pneumonia substantially increases mortality and imposes a heavy burden on healthcare resources. Patients undergoing endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation in emergency departments face a particularly high risk of ...
Jia Di +3 more
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Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: A Narrative Review [PDF]
Al-Anbar Medical Journal, 2022 The difficulty of early diagnosis, the proper anti-microbial chosen, and the relatively high morbidity and mortality; make us collect the related subjects to deal with the most critical complication (ventilator-associated pneumonia) showing the major ...
Hayder Alkayssi
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Effect of Care Bundle Strategies on Nurses' Performance Regarding Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia at Neonatal Intensive Care Units [PDF]
Tanta Scientific Nursing Journal, 2021 Background: Ventilator-Associated Pneumoniais considered a severe health care-associated infection that results in severe morbidity and increase mortality rate. Moreover, it also lengthens hospital staying and increase hospital expenses.
Fatma Amin +2 more
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia [PDF]
Current Opinion in Critical Care, 2009 Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the main nosocomial infection in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Despite numerous advances in the understanding of this disorder, the incidence rate continues in an unacceptable range. In this review, we discuss some important findings of recently published studies on diagnosis, prevention and ...
Mauricio, Valencia, Antoni, Torres
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Assessment of Nurses' Knowledge and Practice Regarding Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia In Neonates [PDF]
Port Said Scientific Journal of Nursing, 2023 Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a prevalent and dangerous issue among newborns who are mechanically ventilated. It is interrelated with longer hospital stays, high morbidity and mortality rate.
Sahar El-Sayed +2 more
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021 Objective: To assess the incidence, risk factors and outcome of ventilator associated pneumonia in trauma patients. Study Design: Prospective observational study.
Sohaima Manzoor +5 more
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia [PDF]
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2006 Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a significant clinical infection affecting up to one-third of patients requiring mechanical ventilation, and is associated with significant attributable morbidity and mortality. Clinicians should have a heightened clinical suspicion for VAP with diagnostic goals focusing on accuracy; gathering of lower ...
Jason R, Leong, David T, Huang
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The importance of airway and lung microbiome in the critically ill
Critical Care, 2020 During critical illness, there are a multitude of forces such as antibiotic use, mechanical ventilation, diet changes and inflammatory responses that could bring the microbiome out of balance.
Ignacio Martin-Loeches +13 more
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