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Current Respiratory Medicine Reviews

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 1573-398X
ISSN (Online): 1875-6387

Tracheostomy - Causative or Preventive for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia?

Author(s): Denise P. Veelo, Jan M. Binnekade and Marcus J. Schultz

Volume 6, Issue 1, 2010

Page: [52 - 57] Pages: 6

DOI: 10.2174/157339810790820476

Price: $65

Abstract

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common complication in intubated and mechanically ventilated patients. A tracheostomy has been suggested to benefit patients with prolonged need for mechanical ventilation and may protect against VAP. However, a causal relationship between tracheostomy and VAP has also been suggested. This manuscript reviews the literature regarding the (causal) relationship between tracheostomy and VAP in adult critically ill patients.

Keywords: Ventilator associated pneumonia, tracheostomy, risk factors, timing, outcome


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