Incidence, Risk Factors, Microbiology and Outcomes of VAP at an NCU in India: A Prospective Observational Study
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remains a major challenge while managing ventilated critically ill patients in neurocritical care units (NCUs). Materials and methods: This was a prospective, single-center, observational study. All adult patients admitted to our NCU requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) for >48 hours were screened for VAP as per clinical pulmonary infectious score (CPIS) criteria. The primary outcome was the incidence of VAP in the ICU. Secondary outcomes were risk factors, microbiology, percentage of MDR/XDR organisms, mortality, and length of stay (LOS) of VAP. Results: = 0.5). Conclusion: Ventilator-associated pneumonia has a high incidence of 39.43 per 1,000 ventilator days in the Indian neurocritical care setting. How to cite this article: . Incidence, Risk Factors, Microbiology and Outcomes of VAP at an NCU in India: A Prospective Observational Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2025;29(4):308-313.
Authors: Kapil Zirpe, Rahul Sharma, Sushma Gurav, Prajakta Pote, Abhijeet Deshmukh, Atul P Kulkarni, Prasad Suryawanshi, Anand Tiwari, Rupali Suryawanshi, Upendrakumar S Kapse, Piyush Dhawad, Akansha Sharma, Chaitanya Bhujbal, Abhaya Bhoyar, Kaustubh Zirpe, Hrishikesh Vaidya
Language: English
Topic: Nosocomial Infections in ICU
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4408996955