Expert Rev Resp Med. 2012;6(5):533-555. Clinical and EA microbiologic criteria are similar for VAT and VAP, but for the diagnosis of VAP, patients must have a new and persistent infiltrate on chest ...

A free guide to preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia is available from the Health Research and Educational Trust, an affiliate of the American Hospital Association. The guide was developed by ...

Using a bundled protocol for caring for infants and children with mechanical ventilation may prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, according to a study in Critical Care Nurse. The authors propose a ...

Increasing the rigor of surveillance may lower the rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia independent of patient care, which may cause hospitals to focus less on their VAP prevention efforts, ...

Tracheotomy is a common procedure in critically ill patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation. The existing oral endotracheal tube is replaced with a percutaneous endotracheal tube that is ...

PINNEBERG, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viromed Medical AG (Ticker: VMED; ISIN: DE000A3MQR65; “Viromed”) is pushing forward research into cold plasma for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 11 - Electric toothbrushing as part of standard oral care does not reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), results of a study indicate.

EQS-News: Viromed Medical AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous/Study Viromed Medical AG seeks special approval for cold plasma device for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) 10.07.2024 ...