The Incidence and Risk Factors of Ventilator‐Associated Pneumonia in a Riyadh Hospital

We report the incidence of, and risk factors for, ventilatorassociated pneumonia (VAP) at the King Fahad National Guard Hospital. Of the 202 patients studied, 41 (25.2%) had VAP. The incidence density was 16.8/1,000 person‐days of ventilation. Variables significantly associated with VAP were serious...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2000-04, Vol.21 (4), p.271-273
Main Authors: Memish, Ziad A., Cunningham, Gwen, Oni, Gbolahan A., Djazmati, W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Aged
Concise Communications
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - etiology
Enteral Nutrition
Epidemiology
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infections
Intensive care units
Length of Stay
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing
Physical trauma
Pneumonia
Pneumonia - epidemiology
Pneumonia - etiology
Predisposing factors
Respiration, Artificial - adverse effects
respiratory tract diseases
Risk Factors
Saudi Arabia - epidemiology
Saudi Arabia, Riyadh
Staphylococcus aureus
Ventilation
Ventilation systems
Ventilator associated pneumonia
ventilators
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Summary:We report the incidence of, and risk factors for, ventilatorassociated pneumonia (VAP) at the King Fahad National Guard Hospital. Of the 202 patients studied, 41 (25.2%) had VAP. The incidence density was 16.8/1,000 person‐days of ventilation. Variables significantly associated with VAP were serious injury from motorvehicle accident, enteral feeding, and length of ventilation. The avoidance of unnecessary enteral nutrition could help to reduce VAP.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/501758