Ventilator-associated pneumoniacare bundlemedical intensive care unitByline: Wen-Ping. Zeng, Han. Su, Chein-Wen. Chen, Shu-Meng. Cheng, Li-Fang. Chang, Wen-Chii. Tzeng, Bing-Hsiean. Tzeng Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) occurs in patients requiring mechanical ventilators for ...
Tzeng Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) occurs in patients requiring mechanical ventilators for more than 48 h. VAP is the most common nosocomial infection and the leading cause of complications and death in intensive care units (ICUs). Materials and Methods: Two historical ...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a common complication in intensive care units, occurring in 9% to 24% of patients intubated for longer than 48 hours.
OBJECTIVES To investigate the incidence, risk factors and the etiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in surgical emergency intensive care unit (ICU) patients. METHODS We conducted this prospective cohort study in the surgical emergency ICU of Istanbul Medical Faculty between December 1999 and...
Objective To study the characteristics and resistance of pathogens in ventilator-associated pneumonia(VAP) in ICU in order to effectively control VAP.Methods The pathogens of VAP isolated from patients with VAP in this department during the period of April 2010 to March 2011 were characterized,and ...
Objective To understand the nursing methods to reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients with ICU. Methods 100 cases of ICU critically ill patients from 2016.2-2018.1 in our hospital were randomly divided into groups. The general nursing group gave general care...
Hand hygiene is a fundamental measure for the control of nosocomial infection. However, sustained compliance with hand hygiene in health care workers is po... M Mcguckin - 《American Journal of Infection Control》 被引量: 443发表: 2006年 Ventilator-associated pneumonia in a tertiary care hospita...
The studies that describe risk factors for the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in newborn infants report dissimilar information, possibly related to the type of intensive care unit and population included. The objective of this study was to identify risk factors for the developmen...
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common side effect in patients with an endotracheal tube. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of an upper respiratory care program on the incidence of VAP in mechanically ventilated patients.Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial, ...
You can get pneumonia if you recently had surgery or needed a ventilator to help you breathe. Pneumonia can also be caused by accidentally inhaling saliva or small pieces of food. Pneumonia may cause mild symptoms, or it can be severe and life-threatening....