Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonates

JS Garland - Clinics in perinatology, 2010 - perinatology.theclinics.com
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is defined by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) as an episode of pneumonia in a patient who requires a device to assist …

Reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonatal intensive care unit using “VAP prevention Bundle”: a cohort study

SFA Azab, HS Sherbiny, SH Saleh, WF Elsaeed… - BMC infectious …, 2015 - Springer
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious health care-associated
infection, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. It also prolongs hospital stay and drives …

Endotracheal tube: friend or foe? Bacteria, the endotracheal tube, and the impact of colonization and infection

K Gibbs, IR Holzman - Seminars in Perinatology, 2012 - Elsevier
The microbiology of the endotracheal tube culture plays a role in diagnosing a variety of
diseases in the newborn intensive care unit, including subglottic stenosis …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonates: An update

JS Garland - NeoReviews, 2014 - publications.aap.org
Health-care–associated infections affect neonatal morbidity and mortality, as well as length
of stay and hospital costs. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) accounts for 6.8% to …

[PDF][PDF] Neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia: an underdiagnosed problem in the neonatal intensive care units

S Al-Alaiyan, A Binmanee - J Pediatr Neonatal Care, 2017 - researchgate.net
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common healthcareassociated
infections among ventilated neonates. Remarkably, since there are no specific diagnostic …

Neumonía neonatal temprana, experiencia en el Hospital Español de México

RM Jiménez-Munguía… - Revista de …, 2014 - medigraphic.com
La neumonía neonatal temprana se presenta en los primeros 28 días de vida y sigue siendo
un riesgo de complicaciones tardías y muerte prematura. Objetivo: revisar las características …

Implementation of ventilator associated pneumonia prevention bundle in the neonatal intinsive care unit at Alexandria University Children's Hospital, Egypt

RMA Tayel, A Abd El Haleem, SF Hafez… - Alexandria Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Implementation of ventilator associated pneumonia prevention... : Alexandria Journal of
Pediatrics Implementation of ventilator associated pneumonia prevention bundle in the neonatal …

[HTML][HTML] Safety and clinical application of nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar lavage in preterm neonates with clinical ventilator-associated pneumonia

CC Liao, MH Tsai, SH Lai, MY Lai, SM Chu… - Pediatrics & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The safety and clinical application of nonbronchoscopic bronchoalveolar
lavage (NB-BAL) in preterm neonates with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) have not …

Ventilator-associated pneumonia: incidence and risk factors in the paediatric intensive care unit

DA Latef, LM Kamel, AM AbdAllah - Alexandria Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the endless research topics
that is always under focus, as it represents a major problem in the medical and surgical …

Incidence and risk factors of ventilator associated pneumonia in neonatal intensive care unit in AL-Ahrar teaching hospital

W Elsayed, TH Attia, MA Arafa - Zagazig University Medical …, 2024 - zumj.journals.ekb.eg
Background: MV is an important part of NICU care today. MV, nevertheless, is linked to
higher risks of VAP. The 2nd most frequent hospital acquired infection is VAP, which …