Respiratory infectious complications in the intensive care unit.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most common infectious respiratory complication in intensive care unit patients, particularly those needing mechanical ventilation. Ventilator-associated pneumonia represents a challenging problem in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Nosocomial sinusitis is another respiratory infection, not uncommon in mechanically ventilated patients. This type of infection has to be suspected in nasally intubated patients and may be a hidden focus of fever and sepsis.
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Servei de Pneumologia, Institut Clínic de Malalties Respiratòries, Barcelona, Spain. atorres@medicina.ub.es
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D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain; D015996:Survival Rate
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents