Risk Factors of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically III Patients

• Main Authors: Diling Wu (Author), Chenfang Wu (Author), Siye Zhang (Author), Yanjun Zhong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a hospital acquired pneumonia that occurs more than 48 h after mechanical ventilation, is a common complication of mechanical ventilation with a high mortality rate. VAP can cause patients to have difficulty weaning off the ventilator and to stay in the hospita...