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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia [PDF]

Archives of Internal Medicine, 2000
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a common complication in intensive care units, occurring in 9% to 24% of patients intubated for longer than 48 hours. Because of this large disease burden and the resultant attributable morbidity and mortality, there is great interest in accurately diagnosing, treating, and preventing this complication.
R S, Morehead, S J, Pinto
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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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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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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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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.
Gianluigi Li, Bassi, Miquel, Ferrer, Joan Daniel, Marti, Talitha, Comaru, Antoni, Torres   +4 more
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Modifiable risk factors of ventilator-associated pneumonia in non-intensive care unit versus intensive care unit

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2021
Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia patients are treated in non-intensive care units because of a shortage of intensive care unit beds in Thailand.
Patpong Udompat, Daravan Rongmuang, Ronald Craig Hershow   +2 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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Ventilator-associated pneumonia or ventilator-induced pneumonia [PDF]

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, 2017
Ventilator-associated pneumonia currently in vogue seems to have some pitfalls as far as the nomenclature is concerned and thus it imparts an erroneous impression to the reader. As the driving force is in fact the ventilator, the phraseology should preferably be changed to ventilator-induced pneumonia to convey the in depth meaning of the term thus ...
Khan, Zahid Hussain, Ceriana, Piero, Donner, Claudio F.   +2 more
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An integrated approach to prevent and treat respiratory failure in brain-injured patients [PDF]

, 2005
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Brain-injured patients are at increased risk of extracerebral organ dysfunction, in particular ventilator-associated pneumonia. The purpose of this review is to discuss functional abnormalities, clinical treatment, and possible ...
CHIARANDA M., PELOSI P, SEVERGNINI P.
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Bacteriological Profile of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) and Their Antibiotic Susceptibility-A Prospective Study

Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2017
To determine the causative pathogens of the patients diagnosed with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) and to find out their antibiotic sensitivity by standard Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method.
R. Sharvani, M.G. Usha
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