Search Tag: VAP

2024 28 Nov

Mechanical ventilation is a critical aspect of care in the ICU. It supports patients who are unable to maintain adequate oxygenation and ventilation on their own, such as those with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pneumonia, sepsis, or trauma. It also ensures adequate gas exchange when a patient’s natural breathing is impaired and allows...Read more

2024 12 Nov

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious complication in critically ill, intubated ICU patients, contributing to high rates of mortality, morbidity, extended ICU stays, and increased healthcare costs. Preventing VAP is crucial for patient safety and healthcare sustainability.    A recent review explores non-pharmacological interventions...Read more

2024 23 Jan

Patients with acute brain injury are at high risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The debate surrounding the benefit of short-term antibiotic prophylaxis in this population is a key aspect of the investigation. The objective of this study was to determine the impact of a single early dose of the antibiotic ceftriaxone on the incidence...Read more

2022 20 Sep

Patients in the ICU often require invasive mechanical ventilation support. This requires tracheal intubation, where an endotracheal cuff wrapped around the tip of the tube seals the extraluminal airway for positive pressure ventilation. Inappropriate cuff pressure control can contribute to ventilator-associated complications. Studies report that approximately...Read more

2021 07 Dec

A major challenge in ICUs even before the COVID-19 pandemic was ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). However, now that the ICUs are even more overwhelmed with the complex and prolonged acute care of patients with COVID-19, VAP has become an even bigger issue. It has an overall incidence of 40 to 60%, but the problem is that the variation on VAP definitions...Read more

2017 01 Nov

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is still an important cause of morbidity and mortality in mechanically ventilated patients. A new analysis of 13 randomised controlled trials (RCTs), involving 1,969 patients, finds that probiotics are significantly associated with a decreased risk of VAP in mechanically ventilated patients. "It seems likely...Read more