Ventilator-Associated Lower Respiratory Tract Bacterial Infections in COVID-19 Compared With Non-COVID-19 Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infections (VA-LRTIs) are associated with prolonged length of stay and increased mortality. We aimed to investigate the occurrence of bacterial VA-LRTI among mechanically ventilated COVID-19 patients and compare these findings to non-COVID-19 cohorts throughout the first and second wave of the pandemic.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.

Patients

All patients greater than or equal to 18 years treated with mechanical ventilation between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2020.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

The cohort consisted of 20,223 ICU episodes (479 COVID-19), with a VA-LRTI incidence proportion of 30% (129/426

SUBMITTER: Hedberg P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9005099 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature