Severe pneumonia is associated with high mortality (short and long term), as well as
pulmonary and extrapulmonary complications. Appropriate diagnosis and early initiation of …

Background: Patient safety is a priority of any healthcare system, and one of the most
effective measures is hand hygiene. For this, it is important that health staff have correct …

Objectives: The “Pneumonia Zero” project is a nationwide multimodal intervention based on
the simultaneous implementation of a comprehensive evidence-based bundle measures to …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most frequent nosocomial infections
among ventilated patients in ICUs, associated with an increase in days of ICU stay …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common and serious nosocomial infection in
mechanically ventilated patients and results in high mortality, prolonged intensive care unit …

Background Elevating the head of bed (HOB) to 30° to 45° is an evidence‐based
recommendation to prevent ventilator‐associated pneumonia (VAP). However, the available …

Introduction Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial infection that develops
48 h after the initiation of mechanical ventilatory support. Current evidence-based guidelines …

Background Potential benefits of subglottic secretion suction for preventing ventilator-
associated pneumonia (VAP) are not fully understood. Methods We searched Cochrane …

La pandemia por el SARS-Cov-2 ha impactado negativamente en la aplicación de las
recomendaciones de Neumonía Zero y se ha acompañado de un incremento de las tasas …

Background Prediction of diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains
difficult. Our aim was to assess the value of biomarker kinetics in VAP prediction. Methods …