Surveillance of ventilator associated pneumonia in a network of indian hospitals using modified definitions: a pilot studyResearch in context

• Main Authors: Purva Mathur (Author), Aparna Ningombam (Author), Kapil Dev Soni (Author), Richa Aggrawal (Author), Kumari Vandana Singh (Author), Projoyita Samanta (Author), Stuti Gupta (Author), Smriti Srivastava (Author), Bijayini Behera (Author), Swagata Tripathy (Author), Pallab Ray (Author), Manisha Biswal (Author), Camilla Rodrigues (Author), Sanjay Bhattacharya (Author), Sudipta Mukherjee (Author), Satyam Mukherjee (Author), Vimala Venkatesh (Author), Sheetal Verma (Author), Zia Arshad (Author), Vibhor Tak (Author), Pradeep Kumar Bhatia (Author), Vijaylakshmi Nag (Author), Tadepalli Karuna (Author), Sourabh Saigal (Author), Jai Prakash Sharma (Author), Sanjeev Singh (Author), Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay (Author), Vandana KE (Author), Muralidhar Varma (Author), Tapan Majumdar (Author), Vijayshree Deotale (Author), Ruchita Attal (Author), Jyoti Iravane (Author), Mangala Harbade (Author), Amruta Omkari (Author), Kamini Walia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary: Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients receiving mechanical ventilation in India. Surveillance of VAP is essential to implement data-based preventive measures. Implementation of ventilator-associated events (VAE) criteria fo...