Prescott Hallie C, O'Brien James M
Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University 395 West 12th Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210 USA.
F1000 Med Rep. 2010 Feb 24;2:15. doi: 10.3410/M2-15.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia, broadly defined as pneumonia that develops after 48 hours of intubation, is a common mechanical ventilation complication that causes significant morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Prevention strategies are continually evolving to decrease the impact of this serious and costly disease.
呼吸机相关性肺炎,广义上定义为插管48小时后发生的肺炎,是一种常见的机械通气并发症,在重症患者中会导致显著的发病率和死亡率。预防策略在不断发展,以降低这种严重且代价高昂的疾病的影响。