Hostname: page-component-76fb5796d-x4r87 Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-25T10:02:05.127Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

The Incidence and Risk Factors of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in a Riyadh Hospital

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Ziad A. Memish ,
Gwen Cunningham ,
Gbolahan A. Oni  and
W. Djazmati
Ziad A. Memish*
Affiliation:
King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Gwen Cunningham
Affiliation:
King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Gbolahan A. Oni
Affiliation:
King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
W. Djazmati
Affiliation:
King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
*
Infection Prevention and Control, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, PO Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

We report the incidence of, and risk factors for, ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) at the King Fahad National Guard Hospital. Of the 202 patients studied, 41 (25.2%) had VAP The incidence density was 16.8/1,000 person-days of ventilation. Variables significantly associated with VAP were serious injury from motor-vehicle accident, enteral feeding, and length of ventilation. The avoidance of unnecessary enteral nutrition could help to reduce VAP.

Type
Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , April 2000 , pp. 271 - 273
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2000

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

1.Chevret, S, Hemmer, M, Carlet, I, Langer, M. Incidence and risk factors of pneumonia acquired in intensive care units. Results from a multicenter prospective study on 996 patients. European Cooperative Group on Nosocomial Pneumonia. Intens Care Med 1993;19:256–264.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
2.Alvares-Lerma, F, Palmoar, M, Martinez-Pellus, AE, et al. Aetiology and diagnostic techniques in intensive care-acquired pneumonia: a Spanish multicenter study. Clin Intensive Care 1997;8:165–170.Google Scholar
3.Fagon, JY, Chastre, J, Hance, AI, Montravers, P, Novara, A, Gibert, C. Nosocomial pneumonia in ventilated patients: a cohort study evaluating attributable mortality and hospital stay. Am J Med 1993;94:281–288.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
4.Rodriguez, JL, Gibbons, KJ, Bitzer, LG, Dechert, RE, Steinberg, SM, Flint, LM. Pneumonia: incidence, risk factors and outcome in patients. J Trauma 1991;31:907–912.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
5.Kappstein, I, Schulgen, G, Beyer, U, Geiger, K, Schumacher, M, Daschner, FD. Prolongation of hospital stay and extra cost due to ventilator associated pneumonia in an intensive care unit. Eur J Clin Microbiology Infect Dis 1992;11:504–508.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
6.Emori, TG, Culver, DH, Horan, TC, Jarvis, WR, White, JW, Olson, DR, et al. National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) System: description of surveillance methodology. Am J Infect Control 1991;19:19–35.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
7.Torres, A, Aznar, R, Gatell, JM, Jimenez, P, Gonzalez, J, Ferrer, A, et al. Incidence risk and prognosis factors of nosocomial pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients. Am Rev Respir Dis 1990;142:523–528.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
8.Elatrous, S, Bonjdaria, R, Merghli, S, Ouanese, L, Boussarsar, M, Nouira, S, et al. Incidence and risk factors of ventilator-associated pneumonia: a one year prospective study. Clin Intensive Care Med 1996;7:276–281.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
9.Pingelton, SK. Enteral nutrition as a risk factor for nosocomial pneumonia. Eur J Clin Microbiol Inf Dis 1989;8:51–55.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
10.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. MMWR 1997;46(RR-1):1–77.Google Scholar