title: [Non-pharmacological prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia].
abstract: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the first cause of mortality due to nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit. Its incidence ranges from 9% to 67% of patients on mechanical ventilation. Risk factors are multiple and are associated with prolonged stays in hospital and intensive care units. Additional costs for each episode of VAP range from 9,000 euro to 31,000 euro. Thus, its prevention should be considered as a priority. This prevention could decrease associated morbidity, mortality, costs, and increase patient safety.
authors.affiliation: Geisinger Health System, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Luis Aurelio
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: Mireia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Llauradó
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rello
authors.forename: Marcos I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Restrepo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018441:Biofilms; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004750:Enteral Nutrition; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006235:Hand Disinfection; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D015300:Ventilator Weaning