Table 2. Episodes of ventilator-assocated conditions.
VAC✽ | |
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Number of episodes | 37 (12.2) |
Incidence rate (per 1,000 MV) | 12.1 |
Etiology | |
Pneumonia | 14 (37.8) |
Atelectasis | 8 (21.6) |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 5 (13.5) |
Cardiogenic pulmonary edema | 0 (0.0) |
Pleural fluid | 15 (40.5) |
Data are presented as n (%), except where noted otherwise. VAC, ventilator-associated conditions; MV, mechanical ventilation.
* Includes episodes that meet criteria for infected VAC (iVAC) and/or Possible or Probable Pneumonia: pVAP (both subtypes of VAC: iVAC is VAC with general evidence of infection and pVAP is iVAC with lab evidence of pneumonia).