Secondary respiratory early and late infections in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19.

Maria Elena CeballosCarolina NuñezJavier UribeMaría Magdalena VeraRicardo CastroPatricia GarcíaGabriel ArriataVicente GándaraCamila VargasAngélica DominguezInés CerónPablo BornEduardo Espíndola

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2022)

OR = 1.07; 95% CI 1.02-1.13, p = 0.008) CONCLUSIONS: Patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit and requiring mechanical ventilation had a high rate of secondary infections during their hospital stay. The number of days on MV was a risk factor for acquiring secondary respiratory infections.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
intensive care unit
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
respiratory failure
emergency department
respiratory tract
adverse drug
acute care