Ventilator-associated pneumonia in critically ill patients with intensive antibiotic usage

ABSTRACT

Objective: Ventilator-associated pneumonia [VAP] is an infection with high mortality and morbidity that prolongs the length of stay in the intensive care unit [ICU] and hospitalisation. VAP is one of the most common infections in critically ill patients. This study aimed to prospectively determine the VAP rate and associated factors in critically ill patients with intensive antibiotic usage during a one-year period