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Roeleveld, P.P.; Guijt, D.; Kuijper, E.J.; Hazekamp, M.G.; Wilde, R.B.P. de; Jonge, E. de (2011)

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in children after cardiac surgery in The Netherlands

Article / Letter to editor
PURPOSE We conducted a retrospective cohort study in an academic tertiary care center to characterize ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in pediatric patients after cardiac surgery in The Netherlands. METHODS All patients following cardiac surgery and mechanically ventilated for ≥24 h were included. The primary outcome was development of VAP. Secondary outcomes were duration of mechanical ventilation and length of ICU stay. RESULTS A total of 125 patients were enrolled. Their mean age was 16.5 months. The rate of VAP was 17.1/1,000 mechanical ventilation days. Frequently found organisms were Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Patients with VAP had longer duration of ventilation and longer ICU stay. Risk factors associated with the development of VAP were a PRISM III score of ≥10 and transfusion of fresh frozen plasma. CONCLUSION The mean VAP rate in this population is higher than that reported in general pediatric ICU...Show morePURPOSE We conducted a retrospective cohort study in an academic tertiary care center to characterize ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in pediatric patients after cardiac surgery in The Netherlands. METHODS All patients following cardiac surgery and mechanically ventilated for ≥24 h were included. The primary outcome was development of VAP. Secondary outcomes were duration of mechanical ventilation and length of ICU stay. RESULTS A total of 125 patients were enrolled. Their mean age was 16.5 months. The rate of VAP was 17.1/1,000 mechanical ventilation days. Frequently found organisms were Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Patients with VAP had longer duration of ventilation and longer ICU stay. Risk factors associated with the development of VAP were a PRISM III score of ≥10 and transfusion of fresh frozen plasma. CONCLUSION The mean VAP rate in this population is higher than that reported in general pediatric ICU populations. Children with VAP had a prolonged need for mechanical ventilation and a longer ICU stay.Show less
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Roeleveld, P.P.; Guijt, D.; Kuijper, E.J.; Hazekamp, M.G.; Wilde, R.B.P. de; Jonge, E. de
Date
2011-10-31
Journal
Intensive Care Medicine
Volume
37
Issue
10
Pages
1656 - 63
DOI
doi:10.1007/s00134-011-2349-3