Is Zero Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Achievable? Updated Practical Approaches to Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention.

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains a significant clinical entity with reported incidence rates of 7% to 15%. Given the considerable adverse consequences associated with this infection, VAP prevention became a core measure required in most US hospitals. Many institutions took pride in implementing effective VAP prevention bundles that combined at least head of bed elevation, hand hygiene, chlorhexidine oral care, and subglottic drainage. Spontaneous breathing and awakening trials have also consistently been shown to shorten the duration of mechanical ventilation and secondarily reduce the occurrence of VAP. Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Cristina Vazquez Guillamet, Marin H Kollef. Is Zero Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Achievable? Updated Practical Approaches to Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Prevention. Infectious disease clinics of North America. 2024 Mar;38(1):65-86

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