Short-term exposure to ambient fine particulate pollution aggravates ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric intensive care patients undergoing cardiovascular surgeries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambient air pollutants can be hazardous to human health, especially for vulnerable children. The impact of ambient air pollutant exposure before and during intensive care unit (ICU) stays on the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in critically ill children has not been established. We aimed to determine the correlations between short-term exposures to ambient fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and VAP in pediatric cardiac surgery patients in the ICU, and explore the effect of delayed exposure.

Methods

The medical record of 1755 child patients requiring artificial ventilation in the ICU between December 2013 to December 2020, were analyzed. The daily average concentrations of particulate matters (PM_2.5 and PM₁₀), sulf

SUBMITTER: Cui Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10132412 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature