Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia in neonates.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the leading causes of preventable morbidity and mortality in neonatal intensive care units. This review examines the epidemiology and pathogenesis of VAP in neonates as well as the dilemmas faced by caregivers to diagnose and prevent VAP.
Garland
Jeffery S
JS
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, St Joseph Hospital, Glendale, 5000 West Chamber, Milwaukee, WI 53210, USA. jsgarland@hotmail.com
D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D007902:Length of Stay; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors