The aim of our study was to reemphasize the importance of identifying different micro-organisms and their culture sensitivity, which cause
VAP, by EA in order to design the most effective empirical treatment in our setting.
Separation of HD[L.sub.2] and HD[L.sub.3] subfractions using the
VAP method was carried out at Atherotech (Birmingham, AL).
Thus, we hypothesized that plasma PTX3 levels may aid in
VAP diagnosis.
In this study, the clinical data of patients with acute cerebral hemorrhage in our hospital emergency intensive care unit in recent years were retrospectively analyzed to find out the risk factors of
VAP in acute cerebral hemorrhage patients.
The purpose of this paper is to outline information gathered through an evaluation of a statewide Virtual Advanced Placement (
VAP) program.
"Alba will continue down the path of growing our
VAP portfolio with the commissioning of a new state-of-the-art casthouse as part of the Line 6 Expansion Project."
Ventilator associated pneumonia (
VAP) is one of the most common infections among Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients (1).
Even the same microorganisms causing
VAP could be found in the ETT biofilm, leading to the potential implication of biofilm in the genesis of
VAP.
Identification of causative organism and initiation of appropriate antibiotic therapy as early as possible is helpful to reduce mortality and morbidity associated with
VAP in adult patients.
However, the exact criteria for diagnosis varies widely among institutions and thus results in a wide range of reported
VAP mortality rates, which is stated to be anywhere from 0-76% (5,6,7).
Trauma, a common emergency and critical disease, is the major cause of death in individuals of <46-year-old.[1] About 80% of the patients died within the first 24 h post trauma, establishing a direct correlation, while 20% of the deaths occurred later due to infection.[2] Due to immunoparalysis, endotracheal intubation, impaired cough reflex, and some other factors, trauma patients are prone to suffer from ventilator-associated pneumonia (
VAP),[3] also known as trauma-associated pneumonia (TAP).