Open AccessVentilator associated pneumonia following liver transplantation: Etiology, risk factors and outcome
Author(s) -
Antonio Siniscalchi,
Lucia Aurini,
Beatrice Benini,
Lorenzo Gamberini,
Stefano Nava,
Pierluigi Viale,
Stefano Faenza
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2220-3230
DOI - 10.5500/wjt.v6.i2.389
Subject(s) - medicine , univariate analysis , terlipressin , ventilator associated pneumonia , liver transplantation , pneumonia , risk factor , mechanical ventilation , incidence (geometry) , etiology , retrospective cohort study , transplantation , surgery , cirrhosis , multivariate analysis , hepatorenal syndrome , physics , optics
To determine the incidence, etiology, risk factors and outcome of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT).