Ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation: description, risk factors for mortality, and performance of the SOFA score

OBJECTIVE: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious complication of mechanical ventilation (MV). However, data on VAP in patients on prolonged MV (PMV) are scarce. We aimed to describe the characteristics of VAP patients on PMV and to identify factors associated with mortality. METHODS: Th...

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Autores principales: Núñez, Sebastián Ariel, Roveda, Guillermina, Zárate, Mariela Soledad, Emmerich, Mónica, Verón, María Teresa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2021
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8332725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34190861
http://dx.doi.org/10.36416/1806-3756/e20200569

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8332725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34190861
http://dx.doi.org/10.36416/1806-3756/e20200569

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