Incidence and predictors of ventilator-associated pneumonia using a competing risk analysis: a single-center prospective cohort study in Egypt.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a challenging nosocomial problem in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) that face barriers to healthcare delivery and resource availability. This study aimed to examine the incidence and predictors of VAP in Egypt as an example of an LMIC while considering death as a competing event.

Methods

The study included patients aged ≥ 18 years who underwent mechanical ventilation (MV) in an intensive care unit (ICU) at a tertiary care, university hospital in Egypt between May 2020 and January 2023. We excluded patients who died or were transferred from the ICU within 48 h of admission. We determined the VAP incidence based on clinical suspicion, radiological findings, and positive lower respiratory tract microbiological culture

SUBMITTER: Elsheikh M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11414232 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature