International
from Rosenthal VD, Álvarez-Moreno C, Villamil-Gómez W, Singh S, Ramachandran B, Navoa-Ng JA, Dueñas L, Yalcin AN, Ersoz G, Menco A, Arrieta P, Bran-de Casares AC, de Jesus Machuca L, Radhakrishnan K, Villanueva VD, Tolentino MC, Turhan O, Keskin S, Gumus E, Dursun O, Kaya A, Kuyucu N 2011
published in Am J Infect Control 40: 497-501
DOI 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.08.005

Effectiveness of a multidimensional approach to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric intensive care units of 5 developing countries: International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium findings.

Multidimensional infection control programs can significantly reduce VAP rates in developed and developing countries.

The implementation of a multidimensional program significantly reduced the ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rate in PICUs in developing countries. VAP rate decreased from 11.7/1,000 mechanical ventilator-days at baseline to 8.1/1,000 mechanical ventilator-days during the intervention period, resulting in a 31% reduction in VAP rate.

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