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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Dr Felicity Miller

Anaesthetic Trainee, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK

Edited by: Dr Stephen Copplestone, Senior Specialist Trainee in Critical Care and Anaesthesia, Derriford Hospital, UK, and Dr Niraj Nirajan, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospital of North Durham, UK

Published 27 June 2018

Abstract

Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in critically unwell patients who undergo invasive mechanical ventilation via an endotracheal tube or tracheostomy. Throughout this article we will discuss the incidence, scoring systems, pathophysiology, prevention, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment of this condition.

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