Progress in diagnosis and treatment of neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4408.2011.01.005
- VernacularTitle:新生儿呼吸机相关肺炎的诊断和治疗进展
- Author:
Liying YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Neonates;
Ventilator-associate pneumonia;
Pneumonia
- From:
International Journal of Pediatrics
2011;38(1):13-15
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a complication of mechanical ventilation and also important types of nosocomial infection. With the extensive use of ventilators, neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia in a growing trend severely affected the success rate of the critically ill neonates, which has become a neonatal ventilator dependence and major cause of death. Taking reasonable and timely diagnosis and treatment is an urgent issue. This article focuses on the current diagnosis and treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia in progress,especially in the diagnosis of etiology and treatment.
