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Evidence-Based Supplement Research
Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a lung infection that occurs in people on mechanical ventilation in hospitals, typically affecting critically ill ICU patients and leading to increased morbidity and mortality, with a diagnosis requiring specific clinical and radiographic criteria. It is mainly caused by germs entering the lungs through ventilator tubes, and it notably prolongs ICU stays and has a death rate of up to 20-30%.

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