Risk Factors and Protective Factors against Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia-A Single-Center Mixed Prospective and Retrospective Cohort Study.

Jarosław Pawlik Lucyna Tomaszek Henryk Mazurek Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska

Published in: Journal of personalized medicine (2022)

Tracheotomy, multidrug-resistant bacteria, and ICU length of stay >5 days were independent risk factors of VAP, whereas continuous control of cuff pressure and subglottic secretion suction used together were protective factors against VAP.

Keyphrases

risk factors
multidrug resistant
intensive care unit
drug resistant
gram negative
acinetobacter baumannii
acute respiratory distress syndrome