Assessment of Risk Factors for Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in the Medical Intensive Care Unit

Alp E., GÜNDOĞAN K., Guven M., SUNGUR M.

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE, cilt.2, sa.2, ss.34-38, 2011 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 2 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/dcbybd.2011.08
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.34-38
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ventilator-associated pneumonia, mechanical ventilation, ventilatory parameters and modes, risk factors
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim: To detect the risk factors for ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) and role of ventilator parameters in the development of VAP in a Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU).