ArticleAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2024
Epidemiology and Burden of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia among Adult Intensive Care Unit Patients: A Portuguese, Multicenter, Retrospective Study (eVAP-PT Study).
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- Risk factors of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis and systematic review.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of evidence-based education program with mentoring system for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia on nurses' competency to improve quality care for patients in the intensive care unit: a quasi-experimental study in a tertiary hospital in Bangladesh.Frontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- Cost-effectiveness of a short-course antibiotic treatment strategy for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia: an economic analysis of the REGARD-VAP trial.The Lancet. Global health · 2024Trial
- Determinants of caregiver burden among family caregivers of post-intensive care syndrome patients at 2 weeks post-discharge: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
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- Hospital Cost Components and Predictors inTropical medicine and infectious disease · 2026Article
- Direct economic and temporal burdens of nosocomial infections on orthopaedic patients: a nested case-control study.Epidemiology and infection · 2026Article
- Hospital-adapted inhaled phage therapy for ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: a comparative pilot study.Critical care (London, England) · 2026Article
- Clinical Outcomes of Aerosolized Versus Intravenous Colistin in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria.Journal of clinical medicine research · 2026Article
- Reduced incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) at a tertiary care center due to enhanced compliance with evidence-based bundle care practices through structured training programs for ICU healthcare workers: a pilot study.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2026Article
- Validation of the confusion assessment method for intensive care.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2026Article
- Intensive and critical care nurses' compliance, barriers, and challenges with ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Incidence, Risk Factors, Microbiology and Outcomes of VAP at an NCU in India: A Prospective Observational Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2025Article
- Mechanical Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era: A Critical Challenge in the Intensive Care Units.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of humidification intervention combined with cluster nursing on ventilator-associated pneumonia in ICU patients.Frontiers in public health · 2025Observational
- Association between prognostic nutritional index and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia: a retrospective study based on MIMIC-IV database.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Analysis of Bacterial Metabolites in Breath Gas of Critically Ill Patients for Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia-A Proof of Concept Study.Biomolecules · 2024Article
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Abstract
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a prevailing nosocomial infection in critically ill patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (iMV). The impact of VAP is profound, adversely affecting patient outcomes and placing a significant burden on healthcare resources. This study assessed for the first time the contemporary VAP epidemiology in Portugal and its burden on the healthcare system and clinical outcomes. Additionally, resource consumption (duration of iMV, intensive care unit (ICU), hospital length of stay (LOS)) and empirical antimicrobial therapy were also evaluated. This multicenter, retrospective study included patients admitted to the hospital between July 2016 and December 2017 in a participating ICU, who underwent iMV for at least 48 h. Patients with a VAP diagnosis were segregated for further analysis (
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