An assessment of ventilator-associated pneumonias and risk factors identified in the Intensive Care Unit

Karatas M., SAYLAN S., Kostakoglu U., YILMAZ G.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.32, sa.4, ss.817-822, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2016
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12669/pjms.324.10381
  • Dergi Adı: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.817-822
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ventilator associated pneumonia, Intensive care unit, Infection, ATTRIBUTABLE MORTALITY, INFECTIONS, MULTICENTER, PREVENTION, VALIDATION
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a significant cause of hospital-related infections, one that must be prevented due to its high morbidity and mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence and risk factors in patients developing VAP in our intensive care units (ICUs).