Ventilator-associated pneumonia in an academic intensive care unit in Johannesburg, South Africa
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Background. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has an estimated incidence of 10 - 41.5 events per 1 000 ventilator days in developing countries, and carries high mortality. Little is known about the incidence and outcomes of VAP in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Objectives. To describe VAP in a tertiary public hospital in Johannesburg, assess the microbiological pathogens associated with VAP (both early and late), and outline the outcomes of these patients.
Methods. The study was a retrospective record review of patients admitted to the Helen Joseph Hospital intensive care unit (ICU) between March 2013 and January 2016.
Results. VAP developed in 24/842 ventilated patients (2.9%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.8 - 4.2), with an incidence of 23 events per 1 000 ventilator days, during the study period. Of these patients, one-third (29.2%) died and 70.8% were discharged from the ICU. Late-onset VAP (onset ≥5 days after intubation, incidence 45.8%) was associated with higher mortality (54.6%) than early-onset VAP (onset within 4 days after intubation, incidence 54.2% and mortality 7.7%). Commonly isolated organisms were Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. There was a trend towards an increased risk of multidrug-resistant organisms with late-onset VAP (adjusted relative risk 2.26; 95% CI 0.92 - 5.57; p=0.077) and airway access through a tracheostomy (relative risk 1.68; 95% CI 0.78 - 3.57).
Conclusion. The study showed a low to moderate incidence of VAP of 23 events per 1 000 ventilator days. A tracheostomy and late-onset VAP were associated with infection by drug-resistant organisms. The mortality rate was 29.2% in this setting, with a seven-fold increase in mortality with late-onset VAP.
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