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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"ventilator-associated pneumonia"”.
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Ventilator associated pneumonia in major paediatric burns
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Do bacteria implicated in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia adapt to antibiotic exposure?
… encountered within critical care units like ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), are most under threat as a result of increasing resistance, especially due to the patients’ critical condition. Despite a better understanding of increasing resistance, other effects of treatment with …
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Proinflammatory cytokines as mediators of phenotypic change in bacteria implicated in ventilator-associated pneumonia
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common hospital-acquired infection in intensive care. VAP is associated with increased hospital stay, healthcare costs, and high mortality. VAP is difficult to diagnose and manage appropriately, leading to widespread empirical broad-spectrum antibiotic …
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Analysis of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Patients' Hospital and Intensive Care Charges, Length of Stay and Mortality
… mortality and length of stay of patients with Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) over non - VAP patients at the Wexner Medical Center between the dates of 11/1/2011 and 12/31/2012VAP patients were identified and matched with a non - VAP patient using a 1: 1 ratio. There were a total of 45 …
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Assessing Risk Factors, Cost And Mortality Due to Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) Using National Inpatient Sample Data
<p> Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a major hospital-acquired infection in acute care settings, and its consequences are significant. VAP is considered a preventable infection if the risk factors are managed effectively in predisposed patients, and if the associated cost and mortality are …
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Assessment of an ex vivo porcine lung model to investigate host-microbe interactions in cases of ventilator associated pneumonia
VAP is described as a pneumonic lung infection afflicting those that have been mechanically ventilated typically with an endotracheal tube. Unfortunately, there is no singular diagnostic test for VAP (Grossman & Fein, 2000) or ‘gold standard’ for the identification and diagnosis of the disease …
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Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP): a retrospective review of all children diagnosed with a VAP during 2017 and 2018, in the PICU, Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital.
Background: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is a common hospital acquired infection in children leading to an increase in morbidity and mortality. A study conducted in our PICU in 2013, showed that VAP rates decreased dramatically after implementation of a VAP bundle and appointing a VAP …
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Acquired infections in paediatric patients after cardiac surgery
… on the Centres of Disease Control criteria. Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) was diagnosed using a modification of the Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS). Results: 110 patients (median age 19 months; 43% male) undergoing 126 surgical procedures were enrolled. Sixty HAIs occurred …
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Hospital Infection Control Practice: Preventing, Identifying, and Measuring Healthcare-Associated Infections in an Ever-Changing Environment
<p>Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a cause of significant morbidity and mortality in U.S. hospitals. HAI prevention is receiving increased attention on account of recent legislative mandates related to public reporting of hospital infection rates and limitations in hospital …
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Most Effective Nursing Interventions to Prevent Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Critical Review of the Literature
… used in medical procedures, such as catheters or ventilators (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2014). HAIs monitored by the CDC include central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs), ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), …
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VAP Prevention in the CTICU
… Healthcare Research and Quality (2015) has cited ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) as the most common infection in the ICU. In 2014, four episodes of VAP were identified in the 25-bed adult cardio-thoracic ICU (CTICU), a dynamic clinical environment within an academic medical center in …
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Quantitative Analyse der Aspiration bei trachealer Intubation an einem physikalischen Modell
… spielt in bezug auf die Patho-genese einer VAP (Ventilator-associated-pneumonia) eine zentrale Rolle. Seine Falten sind es, die den Keimen als Weg in Richtung Lunge dienen, wo sie sich einnisten und für den Menschen schädlich werden können. <br>Diese Arbeit quantifiziert diese Aspiration bei …
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The Relationship Between Biofilm Production and Human Respiratory Cell Attachment and Invasion by Acinetobacter Baumannii
… individuals. Common infections include catheter-associated urinary tract infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections, and bloodstream infections that often lead to septicemia. Increasing multidrug resistance (MDR) in <em>A. baumannii</em> warrants new approaches …
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Enhancing pnemonia surveillance in acute care facilities in post SARS era : a Canadian hospital surveillance study, 2003-2004 influenza season
… of patients hospitalized with influenza and/or pneumonia in a Niagara area community hospital for the influenza season 2003-04 was designed with the main goal of enhancing pneumonia surveillance in acute care facilities and the following specific objectives: 1) identify etiologies, factors, and …
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The Potential Role of Cathelicidin Peptides for the Treatment of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
Bacterial pneumonia, one of the leading causes of hospitalization and mortality worldwide, is caused by the colonization of invasive bacteria in the airways, leading to pulmonary inflammation and lung dysfunction. The development of antibiotic resistant bacterial infections has limited the …
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Using Probiotics in Intensive Care with Special Reference to Lactobacillus plantarum 299 and 299v
… have been used to reduce recurrence of C diff associated disease, and none of critically ill patients given L pl 299v enterally became infected with C diff compared to 19 % in the control group. L pl 299v was also shown to improve the intestinal permeability. Ventilator Associated Pneumonia is …
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Increase Spontaneous Awakening Trial Compliance
… to contribute to harmful complications, such as ventilator-associated pneumonia, delirium, and lasting cognitive and musculoskeletal impairment known as post-intensive syndrome (Olsen et al., 2023). Early liberation from MV has been shown to significantly reduce mortality, decrease the number of …
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Rapid tests for fungal infection in critical care
… to the poor accuracy and slow turnaround time associated with culture-based tests. While invasive Candida infection is a well-described condition with known high morbidity and mortality, Aspergillus infection is under-recognised with an unknown burden in the intensive care unit (ICU) patient …
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Burden, Etiology and Control of Hospital Acquired Infections in Intensive Care Units in Vietnam
… Subsequently an observational study focused on ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and ventilator associated respiratory infections (VARI) at the ICUs of three referral hospitals in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from November 2013 to November 2015. <br></br><br></br> Analysis of 3287 patients in …
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Molecular Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
… validated in a study of adults with suspected ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). I adapted this protocol to be suitable for children and broadened the investigation to include community acquired LRTI – the leading cause of PICU admissions. I found that TAC was reliable and faster than …
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