Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Could Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Be the Answer?

摘要

VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (VAP) IS THE intensive care unit (ICU)-associated infection most frequently acquired among patients receiving mechanical ventilation and is responsible for approximately 50% of all antibiotics prescribed in this setting.Because VAP has been associated with increased morbidity, longer hospital stays, increased health care costs, and higher mortality rates, prevention of this infection is a major challenge for all ICU personnel. Numerous preventive strategies have been tested, and updated recommendations have been publishedHowever, evaluation of the effect of such interventions is a complex issue