Analysis of the profile of individuals with mechanical ventilator-associated pneumonia in an intensive care unit

Abstract

Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the causes that increases morbidity and mortality, accounting for 25% of all infections acquired in an intensive care unit (ICU). Objective: To describe the epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with VAP in an ICU of a University Hospital. Methods: This is a descriptive and retrospective study, of sociodemographic data and clinical characteristics such as length of mechanical ventilation (MV), length of ICU and hospital stay, collected from electronic medical records. Results: The sample consisted of 77 patients, 53.2% male and 46.8% female. 80.5% were brown, 7.7% white and 11.8% did not declare their ethnicity. The mean MV time was 35.83(48.08), ICU time was 50.54(63.01), and the mean hospital stay was 61.10(73.66). Conclusion: In this study, the prevalence of VAP cases was predominant in brown, black and male individuals, as well as, the MV time, ICU and hospital stay were expressive.