Roig CA, Iglesias ANR, Moyano AI

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ABSTRACT

Introduction: pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation is a topical issue due to its frequency, severity and its etiological and therapeutic implications. Objective: to evaluate the results of the application of an algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of pneumonia associated with mechanical ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit of the General Provincial Teaching Hospital "Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola" from Ciego de Ávila province. Method: a pre-experimental study was carried out in the General Provincial Teaching Hospital "Dr. Antonio Luaces Iraola" in Ciego de Ávila province, from April 2012 to December 2014 in 15 patients ventilated according to the criteria of the American Thoracic Society. Data were obtained from the clinical records. Results: the frequency of occurrence of pneumonia associated with ventilation during the study period was 11,7 %, similar frequencies were found for both sexes, with a higher incidence in the age group of 41 to 50 years. The previous use of antibiotics and the prophylaxis of digestive bleeding were the main risk factors found in these patients. The pneumonia associated with lateonset ventilation was diagnosed more frequently. The most frequently isolated germ was Acinetobacter, in patients with late pneumonia. The patients with adherence to the algorithm had greater survival at discharge than those in whom there was no adherence to it. Conclusions: adherence to the proposed algorithm improves the survival of patients.