Critical Illness Related Pneumonia Rather Than Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

Critical illness related pneumonia rather than Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP).

tubation. During spontaneous breathing without an artificial airway (normal breathing), an open airway is a prerequisite for breathing. This fact is violated in clinical practice. When we evaluate a patient for extubation (a transition to breathing without an artificial airway), we frequently evaluate the breathing pattern first and then decide if the patient can keep the airway open. We believ...

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a pulmonary infection that occurs more than 48 hours after patients have been intubated and received mechanical ventilation. The incidence of VAP ranges from 6 to 52% and can reach 76% in some specific settings [1]. The incidence depends on several factors, the duration of mechanical ventilation, reintubation, supine position, advanced age and altered co...

Non-infectious approach to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in neonates: a new concept

Does Re-intubation Increased Risk of Ventilator- Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients?

Introduction:ventilator- associated pneumonia(VAP),as defined by the centers for disease control and prevention (CDC),is a pneumonia that occurs in a patient receiving mechanical ventilation that develops 48 hours or more after initiation of ventilation.re-intubation which occur within 72 hours of planned extubation may effect VAP incidence.the aim of this study was to determine VAP incidence i...

Ventilator associated pneumonia or ventilator induced pneumonia

Ventilator associated pneumonia currently in vogue seems to have some pitfalls as far as the nomenclature is concerned and thus it imparts an erroneous impression to the reader. As the driving force is in fact the ventilator, the phraseology should preferably be changed to ventilator induced pneumonia to convey the in depth meaning of the term thus evading the terminology currently in practice....