Errors regarding specific preventive measures of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU

Clinical Assessment of Nursing Care Regarding Prevention of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Neonates

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the second common nosocomial infection in NICUs leading to some complications. Nurses are one of the main resources in health care that directly influence neonatal health care. Responsibility of most of preventive strategies related to VAP complications lies with nurses; therefore, nursing care should be assessed until the nurses show standar...

Novel preventive strategies for ventilator-associated pneumonia

Erratum to: Ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU.

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Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in the ICU: Microbiological Profile

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) refers to pneumonia which occurs in people who required mechanical ventilation through an endotracheal or tracheostomy tube for at least 48 hours. The study includes patients of pneumonia who were on mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours and admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). During the study period 48 patients developed VAP out of which 51 ...