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. 2022 Jun;43(6):687-713.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2022.88. Epub 2022 May 20.

Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

Michael Klompas  1   2 , Richard Branson  3 , Kelly Cawcutt  4 , Matthew Crist  5 , Eric C Eichenwald  6   7 , Linda R Greene  8 , Grace Lee  9 , Lisa L Maragakis  10 , Krista Powell  5 , Gregory P Priebe  11 , Kathleen Speck  12 , Deborah S Yokoe  13 , Sean M Berenholtz  12   14   15
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Strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator-associated events, and nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in acute-care hospitals: 2022 Update

Michael Klompas et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

The purpose of this document is to highlight practical recommendations to assist acute care hospitals to prioritize and implement strategies to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), ventilator-associated events (VAE), and non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) in adults, children, and neonates. This document updates the Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Care Hospitals published in 2014. This expert guidance document is sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA), and is the product of a collaborative effort led by SHEA, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the American Hospital Association, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, and The Joint Commission, with major contributions from representatives of a number of organizations and societies with content expertise.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of interest. The following disclosures are a reflection of what has been reported to SHEA. To provide thorough transparency, SHEA requires full disclosure of all relationships, regardless of relevancy to the guideline topic. Such relationships as potential conflicts of interest are evaluated in a review process that includes assessment by the SHEA Conflict of Interest Committee and may include the Board of Trustees and Editor of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. The assessment of disclosed relationships for possible conflicts of interest has been based on the relative weight of the financial relationship (i.e., monetary amount) and the relevance of the relationship (ie, the degree to which an association might reasonably be interpreted by an independent observer as related to the topic or recommendation of consideration).

M.K. has received grant funding from CDC and AHRQ plus royalties from UpToDate, Inc. R.B. has served as an advisor/consultant for Pfizer, Mallinckrodt, Ventec Life Systems, Vyaire and Zoll Medical. K.A.C. has received honoraria from Becton Dickinson, CloroxPro, and Elsevier. L.R.G. has received honoraria from Premier Inc, Care Fusion, Infection Control Today, and Advanced Sterilization Products. All other authors report no conflicts of interest.

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