Ventilator Ventilator-Associated Associated Pneumonia Pneumonia ...
Ventilator Ventilator-Associated Associated Pneumonia Pneumonia ...
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Risk Factors for VAPOro-pharyngeal colonizationGastric colonizationThermal injury (burns)Post-traumaticPost-surgicalHost factorsImpaired consciousnessImmunosuppressionOrgan failureSinusitisSeverity of underlying illnessOld age (≥60 years)Presence of comorbiditiesEmergency intubationRe-intubationTracheostomyBronchoscopyNasogastric tubeIntervention factorsDuration of hospital/ICU stayMultiple central venous line insertionsSedativesStress ulcer prophylaxisPrior antibiotics/no antibiotic prophylaxisImmunosuppressives (Corticosteroids)Supine head positionJoseph NM et al. Eur J Int Med 2010; 21: 360-368
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