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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, Balaji Sankar, Jolly Chandran, Ebor Jacob G. James   +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, Omayma Abu Samra, Josephin Lawend   +2 more
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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, Amal Khalil, Rehab El Kazaz   +2 more
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VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA IN TRAUMA PATIENTS; ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS, MICROBIAL ETIOLOGY AND OUTCOME

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, Farzana Batool, Muneeba Ahsan Sayeed, Azizullah Khan Dhiloo, Humera Muhammad Ismail, Shehla Baqai   +5 more
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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, Robert Dickson, Antoni Torres, Håkan Hanberger, Jeffrey Lipman, Massimo Antonelli, Gennaro de Pascale, Fernando Bozza, Jean Louis Vincent, Srinivas Murthy, Michael Bauer, John Marshall, Catia Cilloniz, Lieuwe D. Bos   +13 more
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Accuracy of ventilator-associated events for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infections

Annals of Intensive Care, 2020
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the concordance between ventilator-associated events (VAE) and ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infections (VA-LRTI), and their impact on outcome.
Olivier Pouly, Sylvain Lecailtel, Sophie Six, Sébastien Préau, Frédéric Wallet, Saad Nseir, Anahita Rouzé   +6 more
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Risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patients with torso injury: a retrospective single-center study

Journal of International Medical Research, 2021
Objective We aimed to identify the risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients admitted to critical care after a torso injury. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 178 patients with torso injury aged >15 years who were intubated in the ...
Jin Young Lee, Young Hoon Sul, Se Heon Kim, Jin Bong Ye, Jin Suk Lee, Hanlim Choi, Su Young Yoon, Jung Hee Choi   +7 more
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Ventilator associated pneumonia

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2019
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most frequent hospital-acquired infections occurring in intubated patients. Because VAP is associated with higher mortality, morbidity and healthcare costs, there is a need to solicit further research ...
Sham Lohiya, Sachin Damke, J Vagha, Kundan Mittal   +3 more
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Relationship between ventilator bundle compliance and the occurrence of ventilator-associated events: a prospective cohort study

BMC Nursing, 2022
Background Instead of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the modern definition of ventilator-associated events (VAEs) has been introduced to identify infectious and noninfectious respiratory complications. Some studies revealed that compliance to the
Eman Arafa Hassan, Suad Elsayed abdelmotalb Elsaman   +1 more
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