Ventilator-Associated Event Prevention - NYS Partnership for Patients
Ventilator-Associated Event Prevention - NYS Partnership for Patients
Ventilator-Associated Event Prevention - NYS Partnership for Patients
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<strong>Ventilator</strong>-<strong>Associated</strong> Pneumonia: Risk Factors<br />
277 patients requiring mechanical ventilation <strong>for</strong> more<br />
than 24 hours<br />
4 factors associated with VAP<br />
• Multiple organ system failure<br />
• Age 60 years or older<br />
• Prior administration of antibiotics<br />
• Supine head positioning (less than 30 degrees)<br />
• Kolleff, JAMA 1993:1965-1970<br />
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