Antibiotic stewardship and microbiological aspects of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients undergoing cardiac surgery

Purpose: Infections are a serious threat in the postoperative period in cardiac surgical patients. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is caused by multidrug-resistant organisms resulting in high mortality. Our aim is to study the prevalence of VAP, the organism associated with it and the appropri...

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Published in:	Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu
Main Authors:	K Supraja, Thangam Menon, Mullasari Ajit Sankardas, Anusha Rohit, S Sharmila, S M Subathra
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Subjects:	cardiac surgery pneumonia ventilator
Online Access:	http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2022;volume=5;issue=3;spage=97;epage=101;aulast=Supraja