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- Title
Ventilator-associated pneumonia.
- Authors
Ranzani, Otavio T.; Niederman, Michael S.; Torres, Antoni
- Abstract
Old and new challenges A recurrent issue in VAP is making an accurate diagnosis in patients with a clinical suspicion of pneumonia [[9]]. Originally VAP was recognized as a cause of rising rates of Gram-negative, necrotizing pneumonia, which was uncommon at the time, and was attributed to ventilator and respiratory therapy equipment contaminating patients [[1]]. It is thus possible that some reports of "zero VAP" were created artificially by reporting possible VAP as "ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis", or identifying intubated HAP patients that fulfil VAP criteria, as "ventilated HAP" and not VAP, among other potential explanations. (VAP) has been a known complication in the intensive care unit (ICU) since the late 1950s.
- Subjects
VENTILATOR-associated pneumonia; COVID-19 pandemic; RESPIRATORY therapy equipment
- Publication
Intensive Care Medicine, 2022, Vol 48, Issue 9, p1222
- ISSN
0342-4642
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00134-022-06773-3