Independent risk factors associated with hospital-acquired pneumonia in an adult ICU: 4-year prospective cohort study in a university reference hospital
B Guzman-Herrador, CD Molina, MF Allam… - Journal of Public …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HP) is the most common infection in adult
intensive care units (ICUs). To develop effective strategies to prevent it, we identified factors …
intensive care units (ICUs). To develop effective strategies to prevent it, we identified factors …
[PDF][PDF] The effect of nurses training on ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) prevention bundle on VAP incidence rate at a critical care unit
R Ismail, E Zahran - Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 2015 - researchgate.net
Most of critically ill patients need mechanical ventilator (MV) which assists or replaces
spontaneous breathing. Mechanically ventilated patients are more likely to develop …
spontaneous breathing. Mechanically ventilated patients are more likely to develop …
The role of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in critically Ill patients with COVID-19: A multicenter, cohort study
K Al Sulaiman, O Aljuhani, K Al Aamer… - Journal of Intensive …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can boost the systematic
inflammatory response in critically ill patients, causing a systemic hyperinflammatory state …
inflammatory response in critically ill patients, causing a systemic hyperinflammatory state …
Clinical and molecular characteristics of Klebsiella pneumoniae ventilator-associated pneumonia in mainland China
S Guo, JJ Xu, YS Wei, JH Xu, Y Li, R Xue - BMC infectious diseases, 2016 - Springer
Background Klebsiella pneumoniae is a prominent nosocomial pathogen that accounts for
up to 10% of all hospital-acquired infections. It is a frequent cause of ventilator-associated …
up to 10% of all hospital-acquired infections. It is a frequent cause of ventilator-associated …
High mortality from respiratory failure secondary to swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) in South Africa
CFN Koegelenberg, EM Irusen… - … Journal of Medicine, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background: The novel influenza A (H1N1) pandemic affected South Africa late during the
2009 Southern hemisphere winter and placed an extra burden on a health care system …
2009 Southern hemisphere winter and placed an extra burden on a health care system …
A prescriptive analytics method for cost reduction in clinical decision making
Containing skyrocketing health care costs is imperative. Toward that end, prescriptive
analytics that analyzes health care data to recommend optimal decisions is both relevant …
analytics that analyzes health care data to recommend optimal decisions is both relevant …
BreathDx–molecular analysis of exhaled breath as a diagnostic test for ventilator–associated pneumonia: protocol for a European multicentre observational study
PMP van Oort, T Nijsen, H Weda, H Knobel… - BMC pulmonary …, 2017 - Springer
Background The diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains time-
consuming and costly, the clinical tools lack specificity and a bedside test to exclude …
consuming and costly, the clinical tools lack specificity and a bedside test to exclude …
Comparison of semi-quantitative endotracheal aspirates to quantitative non-bronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage in diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia
S Fujitani, MH Cohen-Melamed, RP Tuttle… - Respiratory …, 2009 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: Current strategies for diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
favor the use of quantitative methods; however, semi-quantitative cultures of endotracheal …
favor the use of quantitative methods; however, semi-quantitative cultures of endotracheal …
Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting pulmonary infection in patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs
C Luo, Y Zhang, J Zhang, C Jin, X Ye, Y Ren… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Objective: Pulmonary infection (PI), a severe complication of immunosuppressive therapy,
affects patients' prognosis. As part of this study, we aimed to construct a pulmonary infection …
affects patients' prognosis. As part of this study, we aimed to construct a pulmonary infection …