Ventilator Associated Pneumonia WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a hospital-acquired pneumonia that occurs in patients who are mechanically ventilated through an endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube for at least 48 hours. Symptoms associated with VAP are fever, low body temperature, purulent sputum and hypoxia. When VAP is first suspected, it should be treated with a broad-spectrum antibiotic and the bacteria causing the infection should be determined through cultures.1
Fast Facts:
- VAP should be suspected with increasing white blood cell count and new shadows on an chest X-ray.1
- VAP occurs in up to 25% of patients who require mechanical ventilation.1
- Proper hand washing and sterile technique is essential in preventing the risk of VAP.
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Latest Headlines on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
What is Ventilator Associated Pneumonia?
- JAMA: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
- Kimberly-Clark Worldwide: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
- BioMed Central: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia and Infection Control
What are the Symptoms of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia?
- Merck Manuals: Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Symptoms
- Wikipedia: Symptoms and Signs of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Symptoms
What are the Causes and Complications of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia?
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Incidence, and Risk Factors Causes of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (via Medscape): Risk and Prognostic Factors of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Trauma Patients
- Cleveland Clinic: Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Pathogenesis
What are the Treatments and Medications for Ventilator Associated Pneumonia?
- Medscape: Optimizing Antibiotic Treatment for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- A.D.A.M. (via The New York Times): Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Treatment
- Merck Manuals: Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Treatments
What are the Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia?
- American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: Effect of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia on Mortality and Morbidity
- Wikipedia: Epidemiology and Prognosis
How Do You Prevent Ventilator Associated Pneumonia?
- Merck Manuals: Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia Prevention
- Cleveland Clinic: Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
- Gannett Healthcare Group (via Nurse.com): Preventing Ventilator Associated Pnumonia
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
- Running A Hospital: Reducing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
- Infection Control Today: Healthcare Providers Tackle Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia With Progressive Programs (May 1, 2007)
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
- JAMA: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Articles
- PubMed Central: Articles on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
- Google Scholar: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Listing
Clinical Trials on Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Clinical Trial Listings
Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Wikipedia: Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
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- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Sgs71
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: VAP, Ventilator pneumonia, Pneumonia from ventilators, Pneumonia and ventilators
- Last update: Aug. 11, 2008
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