pneumonia (redirected fromVentilator-associated pneumonia) Thesaurus Medical Acronyms Encyclopedia Wikipedia pneu·mo·nia (no͝o-mōn′yə, nyo͝o-) n. An acute or chronic disease marked by inflammation of the lungs, usually caused by a bacterium, virus, or other infectious agent. ...
Pneumonia, Ventilator-AssociatedSynonyms Hospital-acquired pneumonia ; Nosocomial pneumonia Definition Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is generally defined as pneumonia acquired more than 48 h after being intubated. Numerous criteria for defining VAP (including the increasingly used clinical pulmonary ...
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common cause of nosocomial infection, and is related to significant utilization of health-care resources. In the
Twitter Google Share on Facebook ventilator Thesaurus Medical Acronyms Encyclopedia Wikipedia Related to ventilator:mechanical ventilation,Ventilator associated pneumonia ven·ti·la·tor (vĕn′tl-ā′tər) n. 1.A device that circulates fresh air and expels stale or foul air. ...
Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units. The incidence of VAP varies from 7% to 70% in different studies and the mortality rates are 20–75% according to the study population. Aspirati
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common nosocomial infection in mechanically ventilated patients. It is associated with increased number of ventilator days, increased ICU stay and mortality. There is no consensus definition of VAP. The VAP rates differ according to the definitions used...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined as pneumonia that occurs 48–72hours or thereafter following endotracheal intubation, characterized by the presence of anew or progressive infiltrate, signs of systemic infection (fever, altered white blood cell count), changes in sputum characteristics, ...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is relatively common in mechanically-ventilated children, but there is a wide variation in reported VAP rates, depending on settings and geographical regions. Surveillance definitions in children are challenging. Although these are provided by the German nosocomial inf...
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonatal and pediatric intensive care unit patients. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the second most common hospital-acquired infection among pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Empiric the... Elizabeth,Foglia,Mary,... - 《Clinical Microbiology Review...