Temporal trends of ventilatorassociated pneumonia in adult intensive care units in the municipality of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v50i4.69511

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Given the potential for morbidity and mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), the profile of these infections in adult intensive care units was evaluated in the city of Goiânia. Data were collected from a secondary base in the Department of Prevention and Control of Infection in Health Services, of the Municipal Health Department of Goiânia, from 2014 to 2016, in private (82.7%), public (17.2%), and philanthropic (6.0%) health care services. The rate of use of mechanical ventilation did not change significantly over the three years (32.6%). However, there was a decrease in the mean of VAP incidence density, and in 2016 there was a reduction of 7% in the 90th percentile. These reductions highlight the benefit of the implementation and adherence to bundles by the multidisciplinary team.

KEY WORDS: Pneumonia; ventilator-associated; ventilators; mechanical; disease notification.

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2021-12-22

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FARIA ALVES, A. C. .; DE LIMA VIEIRA DOS SANTOS , S. .; GOMES RESENDE DE SOUZA DA SILVA , A. .; COELHO DO NASCIMENTO , J. C. .; GALDINO JÚNIOR , H. .; MARTINS MENDONÇA , K.; BISINOTO ALVES , S. .; CARNEIRO CUNHA NEVES, H. Temporal trends of ventilatorassociated pneumonia in adult intensive care units in the municipality of Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 50, n. 4, p. 327–332, 2021. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v50i4.69511. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/69511. Acesso em: 22 dec. 2024.

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Vol. 50 No. 4 (2021)

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SHORT COMMUNICATION

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