Critically ill patients who require mechanical ventilation are at risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia. Current data are conflicting as to the optimal diagnostic approach in patients who have ...

Alternative diagnostic criteria ... Protective specimen brush; VAP: Ventilator-associated pneumonia; VAT: Ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis; WBC: White blood cell.

Objectives: To establish the incidence, etiology, risk factors, and outcomes associated with ventilator-associated pneumonia using ... who followed the criteria of the Centers for Disease Control ...

They may also have been admitted to an acute care hospital for ≥2 days in the 90 days before pneumonia or resided in a nursing home or a long-term care facility. Ventilator-associated ...

"Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a very serious problem that ... reporting cases that on review, did not meet criteria for what are called ventilator-associated events; misclassifications ...

Those enrolled met CDC National Healthcare Safety Network criteria for ventilator-associated pneumonia, had been mechanically ventilated for 48 hours or longer, and were administered culture ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Ventilator associated pneumonia' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with ...

The four-year long REducing Antibiotic tReatment Duration for Ventilator-Associated ... or had pneumonia recurrence. Participants were reviewed daily to assess if they met the criteria to stop ...

More information: Yiying Cai et al, Cost-effectiveness of a short-course antibiotic treatment strategy for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia: an economic analysis of the REGARD-VAP ...

PHOENIX -- Administering ceftriaxone prophylactically in the intensive care unit (ICU) reduced the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia ... the trial after meeting criteria for a brain injury ...