Ventilator-associated pneumonia in a teaching hospital in Tehran and use of the Iranian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance software
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2013; 19 (10): 883-887
in English
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ABSTRACT
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is the most common health-care-associated infection in the intensive care unit [ICU] and computer-assisted diagnosis and surveillance is called for. The frequency of ventilator-associated pneumonia was assessed prospectively during a 6-month period in the ICUs of a teaching hospital in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran. To determine the accuracy of the Iranian Nosocomial Infections Surveillance [INIS] system, patient data were input to the software and compared with physicians'judgement. The frequency of ventilator-associated pneumonia was 21.6%, or 9.96 episodes per1000 ventilator days. The duration of admission to the ICU, duration of mechanical ventilator and number of re-intubations were significantly higher in patients who developed pneumonia. The INIS system identified 100% of cases, with no false-positive or false-negative results. Compared with developed countries, the frequency of ventilator-associated pneumonia was high in our ICUs, and INIS software was accurate in diagnosing nosocomial infection
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Time Factors
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Software
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Cross Infection
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Incidence
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Sentinel Surveillance
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Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
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Hospitals, Teaching
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Intensive Care Units
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Length of Stay
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Screening study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2013
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