Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update
Brigham and Women's Hospital · Harvard University · +16 more institutions
Abstract
The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), ventilator-associated events (VAE), and non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) in adults, children, and neonates. This document updates the Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Care Hospitals published in 2014. This expert guidance document is sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA), and is the product of a collaborative effort led by SHEA, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Hospital Association, the Association for Professionals in Infection…
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Authors
13- MKMichael KlompasCorresponding
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard University, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- RDRichard D. Branson
University of Cincinnati
- KCKelly Cawcutt
University of Nebraska Medical Center
- MBMatthew B. Crist
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- ECEric C. Eichenwald
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Topics & keywords
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia
- Medicine
- Pneumonia
- Intensive care medicine
- Epidemiology
- Infection control
- Health care
- Acute care
- Good health and well-being