Colombian Consensus on Nosocomial Pneumonia 2013

La neumonía asociada al ventilador (NAV) y la neumonía nosocomial (NN), definidas como aquellas infecciones pulmonares adquiridas durante la ventilación mecánica, sonentidades comunes en las unidades de cuidado intensivo; están asociadas a una alta morbimortalidad y complican la evolución de al menos 8 al 28% de los pacientes que reciben ventilación mecánica (VM). La incidencia de neumonía es considerablemente más alta en las unidades de cuidado intensivo que en los otros servicios hospitalarios y el riesgo es 3 a 10 veces mayor en los pacientes con intubación orotraqueal. A diferencia de otras infecciones nosocomiales, cuya mortalidad oscila entre 4 y 7%, la mortalidad por neumonía adquirida en las 48 horas posteriores a la intubación orotraqueal asciende a una mortalidad atribuible de 27,1%, con un riesgo relativo de 5,0.Consenso6-1

Colombian Consensus on Nosocomial Pneumonia 2013

La neumonía asociada al ventilador (NAV) y la neumonía nosocomial (NN), definidas como aquellas infecciones pulmonares adquiridas durante la ventilación mecánica, son entidades comunes en las unidades de cuidado intensivo; están asociadas a una alta morbimortalidad y complican la evolución de al menos 8 al 28% de los pacientes que reciben ventilación mecánica (VM). La incidencia de neumonía es considerablemente más alta en las unidades de cuidado intensivo que en los otros servicios hospitalarios y el riesgo es 3 a 10 veces mayor en los pacientes con intubación orotraqueal. A diferencia de otras infecciones nosocomiales, cuya mortalidad oscila entre 4 y 7%, la mortalidad por neumonía adquirida en las 48 horas posteriores a la intubación orotraqueal asciende a una mortalidad atribuible de 27,1%, con un riesgo relativo de 5,0.Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) and Nosocomial Pneumonia (NP), defined as those lung infections acquired during mechanical ventilation, are common entities in intensive care units. They are associated with high morbidity and complicate the course of at least 8% to 28% of patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV). The incidence of pneumonia is significantly higher in intensive care units (ICU) than in other hospital services and the risk is 3-10 times higher in patients with endotracheal intubation. Unlike other nosocomial infections with mortality ranging between 4% and 7%, mortality from pneumonia acquired in the 48 hours after intubation amounts to an attributable mortality of 27.1%, with an RR of 5.0

Colombian Consensus on Nosocomial Pneumonia 2013

La neumonía asociada al ventilador (NAV) y la neumonía nosocomial (NN), definidas como aquellas infecciones pulmonares adquiridas durante la ventilación mecánica, son entidades comunes en las unidades de cuidado intensivo; están asociadas a una alta morbimortalidad y complican la evolución de al menos 8 al 28% de los pacientes que reciben ventilación mecánica (VM). La incidencia de neumonía es considerablemente más alta en las unidades de cuidado intensivo que en los otros servicios hospitalarios y el riesgo es 3 a 10 veces mayor en los pacientes con intubación orotraqueal. A diferencia de otras infecciones nosocomiales, cuya mortalidad oscila entre 4 y 7%, la mortalidad por neumonía adquirida en las 48 horas posteriores a la intubación orotraqueal asciende a una mortalidad atribuible de 27,1%, con un riesgo relativo de 5,0.Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) and Nosocomial Pneumonia (NP), defined as those lung infections acquired during mechanical ventilation, are common entities in intensive care units. They are associated with high morbidity and complicate the course of at least 8% to 28% of patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV). The incidence of pneumonia is significantly higher in intensive care units (ICU) than in other hospital services and the risk is 3-10 times higher in patients with endotracheal intubation. Unlike other nosocomial infections with mortality ranging between 4% and 7%, mortality from pneumonia acquired in the 48 hours after intubation amounts to an attributable mortality of 27.1%, with an RR of 5.0

Variability in recording and scoring of respiratory events during sleep in Europe: a need for uniform standards.

To access publisher's full text version of this article click on the hyperlink at the bottom of the pageUniform standards for the recording and scoring of respiratory events during sleep are lacking in Europe, although many centres follow the published recommendations of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The aim of this study was to assess the practice for the diagnosis of sleep-disordered breathing throughout Europe. A specially developed questionnaire was sent to representatives of the 31 national sleep societies in the Assembly of National Sleep Societies of the European Sleep Research Society, and a total of 29 countries completed the questionnaire. Polysomnography was considered the primary diagnostic method for sleep apnea diagnosis in 10 (34.5%), whereas polygraphy was used primarily in six (20.7%) European countries. In the remaining 13 countries (44.8%), no preferred methodology was used. Fifteen countries (51.7%) had developed some type of national uniform standards, but these standards varied significantly in terms of scoring criteria, device specifications and quality assurance procedures between countries. Only five countries (17.2%) had published these standards. Most respondents supported the development of uniform recording and scoring criteria for Europe, which might be based partly on the existing American Academy of Sleep Medicine rules, but also take into account differences in European practice when compared to North America. This survey highlights the current varying approaches to the assessment of patients with sleep-disordered breathing throughout Europe and supports the need for the development of practice parameters in the assessment of such patients that would be suited to European clinical practice