Ventilator-associated pneumonia in adults: a narrative review

L Papazian, M Klompas, CE Luyt - Intensive care medicine, 2020 - Springer
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most frequent ICU-acquired infections.
Reported incidences vary widely from 5 to 40% depending on the setting and diagnostic …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia: a review

M Ashraf, L Ostrosky-Zeichner - Hospital practice, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common infection seen in intensive care
units (ICUs); it accounts for one-fourth of the infections occurring in critically ill patients and is …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia

GL Bassi, M Ferrer, JD Marti… - … in respiratory and …, 2014 - thieme-connect.com
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 …

Ventilator associated pneumonia: perspectives on the burden of illness

D Cook - Intensive Care Medicine, 2000 - Springer
Objective: The objective of this narrative review is to summarize selected current concepts
and clinical evidence regarding the burden of illness of VAP, including its epidemiology …

[HTML][HTML] Ventilator-associated pneumonia

MVP Charles, A Kali, JM Easow… - The Australasian …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of nosocomial pneumonia that
occurs in patients who receive mechanical ventilation (MV). According to the International …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia: insights from recent clinical trials

AF Shorr, MH Kollef - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection in the ICU
and contributes disproportionately to both poor outcomes and the high cost of care in …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia: European Task Force on ventilator-associated pneumonia Chairmen of the Task Force: A. Torres and J. Carlet

E Bouza, C Brun-Buisson, J Chastre… - European …, 2001 - Eur Respiratory Soc
In the last decade, considerable investigational efforts have been made in the field of the
management of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Several studies have provided …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia: a review

NM Joseph, S Sistla, TK Dutta, AS Badhe… - European journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent intensive-care-unit (ICU)-
acquired infection, with an incidence ranging from 6 to 52%[1, 2, 3, 4]. Several studies have …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia: present understanding and ongoing debates

GB Nair, MS Niederman - Intensive care medicine, 2015 - Springer
Introduction Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common cause of nosocomial
infection, and is related to significant utilization of health-care resources. In the past decade …

[HTML][HTML] Update on ventilator-associated pneumonia

JF Timsit, W Esaied, M Neuville, L Bouadma… - …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent life-threatening nosocomial
infection in intensive care units. The diagnostic is difficult because radiological and clinical …