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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , in 2015 alone, nearly 687,000 hospital acquired infections occurred in acute care settings with 72,000 of those hospitalized patients dying during their hospitalization.1 Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is considered one of the most common hospital acquired infections seen in critical care settings.2 Prevention of VAP in the…
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Effective strategies for infection control and ventilator management can reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia, as well as HAP and VAEs.
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Mashup Score: 2Wolters Kluwer Health - 2 year(s) ago
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Vacheron et al: Higher incidence #VAP #COVID19 pts vs general #adultICU 💉similar microbiological ecology & resistance pattern 🇫🇷 Link: https://t.co/UeBU6vBGVm Editorial: https://t.co/4HxJjlN0iL #CritCareMed @SCCM Fig: Cumulative incidence & time-dep hazard rate 1st #VAP https://t.co/DZLseNkcUC
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Mashup Score: 0Study: Bactiguard's Endotracheal Tube Reduced Ventilator-associated Pneumonia - RT – a MEDQOR brand - 2 year(s) ago
A study in the Annals of Intensive Care shows a 53% reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia with Bactiguard’s endotracheal tube.
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Background The link between oral bacteria and respiratory infections is well documented. Dental plaque has the potential to be colonized by respiratory pathogens and this, together with microaspiration of oral bacteria, can lead to pneumonia particularly in the elderly and critically ill. The provision of adequate oral care is therefore essential for the maintenance of good oral health and the…
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Mashup Score: 0Effect of Probiotics on Incident Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - 3 year(s) ago
This clinical trial assessed whether Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG compared with placebo reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia and other clinically important outcomes for a broad range of critically ill patients.
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Mashup Score: 2Effect of Probiotics on Incident Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - 3 year(s) ago
This clinical trial assessed whether Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG compared with placebo reduces ventilator-associated pneumonia and other clinically important outcomes for a broad range of critically ill patients.
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Mashup Score: 2Relationship Between Obesity and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - 3 year(s) ago
Our results suggest that obesity has no significant impact on the incidence of VAP.
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Mashup Score: 0Relationship Between Obesity and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia - 3 year(s) ago
Our results suggest that obesity has no significant impact on the incidence of VAP.
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Mashup Score: 2Relationship between ventilator-associated pneumonia and mortality in COVID-19 patients: a planned ancillary analysis of the coVAPid cohort - 3 year(s) ago
Background Patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection are at higher risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). No study has evaluated the relationship between VAP and mortality in this population, or compared this relationship between SARS-CoV-2 patients and other populations. The main objective of our study was to determine the relationship between VAP and mortality in SARS-CoV-2 patients. Methods…
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An in-depth look at #VAP in #trauma patients and efforts to increase bundle compliance, education and documentation in a #surgical trauma critical care unit @APIC https://t.co/00j3s1EeZo