Poor sensorium at the time of intubation predicts polymicrobial ventilator associated pneumonia

R Natarajan, V Ramanathan, S Sistla - Therapeutics and Clinical …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial
infection in the intensive care unit and is associated with a high mortality rate. Aim The study …

Incidence and outcome of polymicrobial ventilator-associated pneumonia

A Combes, C Figliolini, JL Trouillet, N Kassis, M Wolff… - Chest, 2002 - Elsevier
Study objective To determine the epidemiology and outcome of polymicrobial ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP). Setting Two ICUs (18 and 17 beds) in a university hospital …

[HTML][HTML] Causative bacteria of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit in Bahrain: Prevalence and antibiotics susceptibility pattern

ME Hassan, SA Al-Khawaja, NK Saeed… - World Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as pneumonia that
occurs two calendar days following endotracheal intubation or after that. It is the most …

[PDF][PDF] Ventilator-associated pneumonia rates and distribution of causative microorganisms in the second stage intensive care unit

AB Kepekci - Medicine, 2020 - researchgate.net
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most important and common infection
affecting patients ventilated with mechanical ventilators in intensive care units (ICU). VAP is …

Changes in immune indicators and bacteriologic profile were associated with patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

J Yao, S Guan, Z Liu, X Li, Q Zhou - Medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
The aim of this study is to explore and identify ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)-
related prognostic immune factors and further detect the drug-resistant pathogens to …

Incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Egyptian study

RM Elkolaly, HM Bahr, BI El-Shafey… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Despite different ICU admission causes, ventilator-associated pneumonia
(VAP) is still a common cause of mortality and morbidity in intubated patients and impedes …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia: incidence, risk factors, outcome, and microbiology

M Pawar, Y Mehta, P Khurana, A Chaudhary… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2003 - Elsevier
Objective: To determine the incidence, risk factors, outcome, and pathogens of ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP) in a cardiac surgical intensive care unit (ICU). Design …

[PDF][PDF] Prospective study of ventilator associated pneumonia incidence, risk factor, outcome and its prevention

AS Sohal, BS Bajwa, S Singh, I Singh… - J Anest Inten Care …, 2018 - researchgate.net
VAP is a common occurrence in critical patients which is due to nosecomial infections. Aim
and Objective: Prospective study was conducted in patients admited in ICU to investigate the …

Microbial etiology and prognostic factors of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a multicenter retrospective study in Shanghai

Y Huang, Y Jiao, J Zhang, J Xu, Q Cheng… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background The microbial etiology and mortality risk factors of ventilator-associated
pneumonia (VAP) have not been investigated extensively in Shanghai. Methods VAP cases …

Pre‐intensive care unit intubation and subsequent delayed intensive care unit admission is independently associated with increased occurrence of ventilator …

E Tsakiridou, AM Mega, E Zakynthinos… - The clinical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Critically ill intubated patients are at risk for ventilator‐associated pneumonia.
However, intubation may not occur in intensive care unit (ICU) and subsequent ICU …