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ABSTRACT: Purpose
We describe the impact of a multifaceted program for decreasing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) after implementing nine preventive measures, including selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD).Methods
We compared VAP rates during an 8-month pre-intervention period, a 12-month intervention period, and an 11-month post-intervention period in a cohort of patients who received mechanical ventilation (MV) for?>?48 h. The primary objective was to assess the effect on first VAP occurrence, using a Cox cause-specific proportional hazards model. Secondary objectives included the impact on emergence of antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic consumption, duration of MV, and ICU mortality.Results
Pre-intervention, intervention and post-intervention VAP rates were 24.0, 11.0 and 3.9 VAP episodes per 1000 ventilation-days, respectively. VAP rates decreased by 56% [hazard ratio (HR) 0.44, 95% CI 0.29-0.65; P??48 h between the pre- and post-intervention periods.Conclusions
Our preventive program produced a sustained decrease in VAP incidence. SOD provides an additive value.
SUBMITTER: Landelle C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6244525 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Landelle C C Nocquet Boyer V V Abbas M M Genevois E E Abidi N N Naimo S S Raulais R R Bouchoud L L Boroli F F Terrisse H H Bosson J-L JL Harbarth S S Pugin J J
Intensive care medicine 20181021 11
<h4>Purpose</h4>We describe the impact of a multifaceted program for decreasing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) after implementing nine preventive measures, including selective oropharyngeal decontamination (SOD).<h4>Methods</h4>We compared VAP rates during an 8-month pre-intervention period, a 12-month intervention period, and an 11-month post-intervention period in a cohort of patients who received mechanical ventilation (MV) for > 48 h. The primary objective was to assess the effect on ...[more]