Hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumo... : Current Opinion in
Pulmonary Medicine Hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Abstract The French Society of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine and the French
Society of Intensive Care edited guidelines focused on hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) …

The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care
hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia …

Previously published guidelines are available that provide comprehensive
recommendations for detecting and preventing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). The …

Background Estimating attributable mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia has been
hampered by confounding factors, small sample sizes, and the difficulty of doing relevant …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most frequent hospital-acquired
infections occurring in intubated patients. Because VAP is associated with higher mortality …

Rationale: Underinflation of the tracheal cuff frequently occurs in critically ill patients and
represents a risk factor for microaspiration of contaminated oropharyngeal secretions and …

Objective: To assess the attributable mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia using
results from randomized controlled trials on ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention …

Background “Zero-VAP” is a proposal for the implementation of a simultaneous multimodal
intervention in Spanish intensive care units (ICU) consisting of a bundle of ventilator …

Background Endotracheal tube cuff pressure must be kept within an optimal range that
ensures ventilation and prevents aspiration while maintaining tracheal perfusion. Objectives …