Ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients using HME filters and heated humidifiers


Oguz S., Deger I.

IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, cilt.182, sa.4, ss.651-655, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 182 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11845-013-0947-5
  • Dergi Adı: IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.651-655
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a clinical form of hospital-associated pneumonia, which may develop within 48 h in patients on mechanical ventilation who had no pre-existing pneumonia at the time of intubation.