Antibiotic prophylaxis for early ventilator associated pneumonia in patients with stroke

摘要

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is one of the most important problems in intensive care units. Different methods have been used so far to alleviate this problem. Administration of prophylactic intravenous antibiotic is one of the methods that has been used lesser. Piperacillin-tazobactam combination combines a broad-spectrum penicillin and a beta-lactamase inhibitor. The aim of this study is to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia by the combination of piperacillin-tazobactam.