Analysis of diagnostic criteria for ventilator-associated pneumonia: a cohort study

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze the diagnostic criteria for ventilator-associated pneumonia recommended by the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency and the National Healthcare Safety Network/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as its risk factors. Methods: retrospective cohort study carried out in an intensive care unit throughout 12 months, in 2017. Analyses included chi-square, simple linear regression, and Kappa statistical tests and were conducted using Stata 12 software. Results: the sample was 543 patients who were in the intensive care unit and under mechanical ventilation, of whom 330 (60.9%) were men and 213 (39.1%) were women. Variables such as gender, age, time under mechanical ventilation, and oral hygiene proved to be significant risk factors for the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Conclusions: patients submitted to mechanical ventilation need to be constantly evaluated so the used diagnostic methods can be accurate and applied in an objective and standardized way in Brazilian hospitals..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:74

Enthalten in:

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem - 74(2021), 6

Sprache:

Englisch ; Spanisch ; Portugiesisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Caroline Gonçalves Pustiglione Campos [VerfasserIn]
Aline Pacheco [VerfasserIn]
Maria Dagmar da Rocha Gaspar [VerfasserIn]
Guilherme Arcaro [VerfasserIn]
Péricles Martim Reche [VerfasserIn]
Jessica Mendes Nadal [VerfasserIn]
Paulo Vitor Farago [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cross Infection
Delivery of Health Care
Intensive Care Units
Nursing
Pneumonia
Risk Factors
Ventilator-Associated

doi:

10.1590/0034-7167-2019-0653

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ076091473