Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE JOURNAL OF NURSING-FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE HEMSIRELIK DERGISI, cilt.20, sa.3, ss.233-238, 2012 (ESCI)
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a nosocomial infection that is frequently seen in the intubated patients receiving mechanical ventilation support in intensive care units, and that can develop within 48 hours following intubation. VAP takes a distinct part among the nosocomial infections due to high mortality and morbidity rate, increase of the number of days on which mechanical ventilation support is received for maintenance of the respiratory activity and of the length of hospital stay, raise in healthcare expenses, and the labor loss caused by it. VAP is one of the most common nosocomial infections in intensive care unit and 47% of all nosocomial infections.