pneumonia in a patient with ventilator
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: J99- Respiratory disorders in diseasesclassified elsewhere
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients (age > 18 years): all patients admitted to ICU and Requiring mechanical ventilation for 4 days.
Exclusion Criteria
Adult < 18 years and
Mechanical ventilation < 4 days
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To estimate the incidence of VAE and evaluate the impact of VAE surveillance definition on clinical course of ICU patients. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 8 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method â?¢To find out the correlation between new surveillance criteria(VAE) and traditional VAP criteria (CDC 2008). <br/ ><br>â?¢Comparison between new criteria (VAE) and traditional VAP criteria (CDC 2008) on diagnosis and clinical outcome of patients. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 8 months