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ArticleIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine2013

Determinants of ventilator associated pneumonia and its impact on prognosis: A tertiary care experience.

Kavitha Saravu, V Preethi, Rishikesh Kumar, Vasudev Guddattu, Ananthakrishna Barkur Shastry, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay

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Article in Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kavitha SaravuDepartment of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Karnataka, India.
V PreethiDepartment of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Karnataka, India.
Rishikesh KumarDepartment of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Karnataka, India.
Vasudev GuddattuDepartment of Biostatistics, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Ananthakrishna Barkur ShastryDepartment of Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Karnataka, India.
Chiranjay MukhopadhyayDepartment of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Karnataka, India.
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal · INManipal Academy of Higher Education · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVentilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a major cause of poor outcome among patients in the intensive care units (ICU) world-wide. We sought to determine the factors associated with development of VAP and its prognosis among patients admitted to different ICUs of a Tertiary Care Hospital in India. METHODOLOGY: We did a matched case control study during October 2009 to May 2011 among patients, ≥18 years with mechanical ventilation. Patients who developed pneumonia after 48 h of ventilation were selected in the case group and those who did not develop pneumonia constituted the control group. Patients' history, clinical and laboratory findings were recorded and analyzed.

resultsThere were 52 patients included in each group. Among cases, early onset ventilator associated pneumonia (EVAP) occurred in 27 (51.9%) and late onset ventilator associated pneumonia (LVAP) in 25 (48.1%). Drug resistant organisms contributed to 76.9% of VAP. Bacteremia (P = 0.002), prior use of steroid/immunosuppressant (P = 0.004) and re-intubations (P = 0.021) were associated with the occurrence of VAP. The association of Acinetobacter (P = 0.025) and Pseudomonas (P = 0.047) for LVAP was found to be statistically significant. Duration of mechanical ventilation (P = 0.001), ICU stay (P = 0.049) and requirement for tracheostomy (P = 0.043) were significantly higher in VAP. Among each case and control groups, 19 (36.5%) expired.

conclusionWe found a higher proportion of LVAP compared with EVAP and a higher proportion of drug resistant organisms among LVAP, especially Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter. Drug resistant Pseudomonas was associated with higher mortality.

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Hospital acquired pneumoniaIndiamultidrug resistant organismventilator associated pneumonia

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