Multinational prospective cohort study over 18 years of the risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in 9 Asian countries: INICC findings

• Main Authors: Rosenthal, Victor Daniel, Yin, Ruijie, Rodrigues, Camilla, Myatra, Sheila Nainan, Divatia, Jigeeshu Vasishth, Biswas, Sanjay K., Shrivastava, Anjana Mahesh, Kharbanda, Mohit, Nag, Bikas, Mat Nor, Mohd Basri, Tai, Chian-Wern, Lee, Pei-Chuen
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier 2023
• Subjects: RC82 Medical Emergencies, Critical Care, Intensive Care, First Aid
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/115416/7/115416_%20Multinational%20prospective%20cohort%20study%20over%2018%20years.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/115416/13/115416_%20Multinational%20prospective%20cohort%20study%20over%2018%20years_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/115416/; https://www.ajicjournal.org/article/S0196-6553(22)00805-7/abstract
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background: Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) rates in Asia are several times above those of US. The objective of this study is to identify VAP risk factors. Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study, between March 27, 2004 and November 2, 2022, in 279 ICUs of 95 hospitals in 44 cities...