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Table 2 Characteristics of infections causing VAP during the sustained period of “getting to zero” VAP prevention program

From: A program for sustained improvement in preventing ventilator associated pneumonia in an intensive care setting

N

Year

Age

Gender

Diagnostic

MV time (days)

Respiratory specimen

Pathogen

Clinical outcome

1

2009

85

Male

DLOC/Hyponatremia

16

Tracheal aspirate

P.aeruginosa

Death

2

2009

65

Female

Hypereosinophilia/ Myelopathy

5

BAL + Tracheal aspirate

Acinetobacter baumannii

Death

3

2009

20

Male

Correction of GERD

19

Tracheal aspirate

P.aeruginosa

Death

4

2009

23

Female

Liver failure/ liver transplant

5

Tracheal aspirate

Acinetobacter lwoffii

Death

5

2010

56

Male

Respiratory failure/ BCP

16

Tracheal aspirate

P.aeruginosa

Death

6

2010

62

Male

Carotid stenosis/ Endarterectomy

8

Tracheal aspirate

S.marcescens

Hospital discharge

7

2010

59

Male

Chagas cardiomyopathy

10

Tracheal aspirate

E.cloacae

Death

8

2010

55

Female

Hepatic encephalopathy

8

Nasopharyngeal swab

RSV

Death

9

2010

61

Male

Acute respiratory failure/ BCP

33

Tracheal aspirate

K.pneumoniae + P.aeruginosa

Death

10

2010

58

Male

Cranial trauma

7

Tracheal aspirate

E.aerogenes + A.baumannii

Death

  1. MV Mechanical Ventilation.
  2. DLOC Decreased Level Of Consciousness.
  3. GERD Gastroenteral Reflux Disease.
  4. RSV Respiratory Syncytial Virus.
  5. BCP Bronchopneumonia.
  6. BAL Bronchoalveolar lavage.