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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13312-025-00115-4 | DOI Listing |
BMJ Open
September 2025
Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Centre Hospitalier du Mans, Le Mans, France
Introduction: Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) frequently require mechanical ventilation, with approximately half needing invasive ventilation through an orotracheal tube. For these patients, gastric tube (GT) insertion is routinely performed to administer nutrition and medications or to drain gastric contents. The insertion route (oral or nasal) may affect the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a significant ICU care complication.
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September 2025
Faculty of Nursing, Palestine Polytechnic University, Hebron, Palestine.
Introduction: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a significant nosocomial infection in intensive care units (ICUs), contributing to increased morbidity and mortality. Nurses in ICUs play a critical role in implementing prevention strategies.
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate ICU nurses' knowledge of and compliance with VAP prevention strategies in Hebron hospitals, and to examine associations with demographic variables.
Intensive Crit Care Nurs
August 2025
Shuguang Hospital Affliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Clinical Research Center, Shanghai 201203, China. Electronic address:
Objectives: To compare the effectiveness of various endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff materials, shapes, and antimicrobial coatings in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) through a network meta-analysis.
Methods: Six databases were searched up to February 2025 for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Data analysis was performed using R software.
Eur J Pediatr
September 2025
Pediatrics Department, Faculty of Medicine, Gharbia Governorate, El Bahr St., Tanta Qism 2, Tanta, 31527, Egypt.
Purpose: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a severe complication in NICUs. It increases morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. The research purpose was to evaluate the preventive value of probiotics on the incidence of VAP among ventilated neonates.
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September 2025
Nantes Universite, Nantes, France.
Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remain among the most frequent complications in critically ill patients. Despite the implementation of modern preventive strategies and the widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, both the incidence and treatment failure rates remain high. However, no adjunctive therapy is currently recommended.
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