Ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation: description, risk factors for mortality, and performance of the SOFA score

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation: description, risk factors for mortality, and performance of the SOFA score

ABSTRACT Objective: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious complication of mechanical ventilation (MV). However, data on VAP in patients on prolonged MV (PMV) are scarce. We aimed to describe the characteristics of VAP patients on PMV and to identify factors associated with mortality....

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Main Authors: Sebastián Ariel Núñez, Guillermina Roveda, Mariela Soledad Zárate, Mónica Emmerich, María Teresa Verón
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2021-06-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
Subjects:
Pneumonia, ventilator-associated
Critical care
Ventilators, mechanical
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