ArticleWorld journal of transplantation2016
Ventilator associated pneumonia following liver transplantation: Etiology, risk factors and outcome.
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- Prevalence and outcome of Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in living donor liver transplant (LDLT) patients in a developing country.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Article
- Pneumonia after Solid Organ Transplantation.Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine · 2026Review
- Risk Factors for Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections After Liver Transplantation.Annals of transplantation · 2025Article
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Immunosuppressed Patients.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A nationwide retrospective analysis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the US.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2022Article
- Development and performance assessment of novel machine learning models to predict pneumonia after liver transplantation.Respiratory research · 2021Article
- Risk Factors for Mortality Due to Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in a Chinese Hospital: A Retrospective Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2019Article
- Differences in microbial etiology between hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated pneumonia: a single-center retrospective study in Guang Zhou.Infection and drug resistance · 2019Article
- The Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Postoperative Pneumonia.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2017Review
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Abstract
aimTo determine the incidence, etiology, risk factors and outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).
methodsThis retrospective study considered 242 patients undergoing deceased donor OLT. VAP was diagnosed according to clinical and microbiological criteria.
resultsVAP occurred in 18 (7.4%) patients, with an incidence of 10 per 1000 d of mechanical ventilation (MV). Isolated bacterial etiologic agents were mainly Enterobacteriaceae (79%). Univariate logistic analysis showed that model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score, pre-operative hospitalization, treatment with terlipressin, Child-Turcotte-Pugh score, days of MV and red cell transfusion were risk factors for VAP. Multivariate analysis, considering significant risk factors in univariate analysis, demonstrated that pneumonia was strongly associated with terlipressin usage, pre-operative hospitalization, days of MV and red cell transfusion. Mortality rate was 22% in the VAP group vs 4% in the group without VAP.
conclusionOur data suggest that VAP is an important cause of nosocomial infection during postoperative period in OLT patients. MELD score was a significant risk factor in univariate analysis. Multiple transfusions, treatment with terlipressin, preoperative hospitalization rather than called to the hospital while at home and days of MV constitute important risk factors for VAP development.
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