2006
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Review
Davis KA. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Review. Journal Of Intensive Care Medicine 2006, 21: 211-226. PMID: 16855056, DOI: 10.1177/0885066606288837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaDuration of therapyClinical responseMechanical ventilationMortality rateFrequent intensive care unitBroad-spectrum antibiotic administrationPatient's clinical responseIntensive care unitDifferent patient populationsFinal culture resultsLower mortality rateHealth care systemICU lengthAntibiotic administrationCare unitRisk of resistancePatient populationVaried presentationsMicrobiologic floraDisease processPneumoniaICUProlong durationCulture resultsVentilator-Associated Pneumonia After Combined Burn and Trauma Is Caused by Associated Injuries and Not the Burn Wound
Eckert MJ, Wade TE, Davis KA, Luchette FA, Esposito TJ, Poulakidas SJ, Santaniello JM, Gamelli RL. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia After Combined Burn and Trauma Is Caused by Associated Injuries and Not the Burn Wound. Journal Of Burn Care & Research 2006, 27: 457-462. PMID: 16819348, DOI: 10.1097/01.bcr.0000226034.84068.cf.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaIndependent risk factorTime of intubationED intubationInitial EDUrgent intubationInhalation injuryAssociated injuriesBurn centerRisk factorsTraumatic injuryDiagnosis of VAPIntensive care unit lengthSubsequent ventilator-associated pneumoniaLevel I trauma centerVerified burn centerI trauma centerMajority of patientsOccurrence of pneumoniaTrauma registry dataEmergency department settingCombined burnTBSA burnHospital daysRetrospective reviewVentilator-Associated Pneumonia, Like Real Estate: Location Really Matters
Eckert MJ, Davis KA, Reed RL, Esposito TJ, Santaniello JM, Poulakidas S, Gamelli RL, Luchette FA. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Like Real Estate: Location Really Matters. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2006, 60: 104-110. PMID: 16456443, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197376.98296.7c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaLogistic regression analysisLower injury severityField intubationTrauma patientsInjury severityDevelopment of VAPHigher Glasgow Coma Scale scoreLower Injury Severity ScoreGlasgow Coma Scale scoreEmergency department intubationInjury Severity ScoreRegression analysisED intubationRetrospective reviewPrehospital intubationSeverity scoreTrauma ScoreInpatient rateIntubationHigh incidencePneumoniaPatientsED groupScale score
2005
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Injured Patients: Do You Trust Your Gram’s Stain?
Davis KA, Eckert MJ, Reed RL, Esposito TJ, Santaniello JM, Poulakidas S, Luchette FA. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Injured Patients: Do You Trust Your Gram’s Stain? Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2005, 58: 462-467. PMID: 15761337, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000153941.39697.aa.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnalysis of VarianceAnti-Bacterial AgentsBronchoalveolar LavageCross InfectionFemaleGentian VioletGram-Negative Bacterial InfectionsGram-Positive Bacterial InfectionsHospital MortalityHumansIllinoisLength of StayMaleMiddle AgedMultiple TraumaPatient SelectionPhenazinesPneumonia, BacterialPredictive Value of TestsRespiration, ArtificialRetrospective StudiesSputumTrauma CentersConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaGram-positive ventilator-associated pneumoniaGram stainTrauma patientsGram-negative ventilator-associated pneumoniaPredictive valueDiagnosis of VAPPresumptive antibiotic therapyResults of sputumRetrospective chart reviewNegative predictive valuePositive predictive valueChart reviewAntibiotic therapyBAL fluidPresumptive therapyPrevention criteriaGram-positive organismsEarly diagnosisPatientsQuantitative culturesPneumoniaDisease controlNegative organismsCulture data