Ventilator-associated pneumonia or ventilator-induced pneumonia

Zahid Hussain Khan; Piero Ceriana; Claudio F. Donner

doi:10.4081/mrm.2017.224

Ventilator-associated pneumonia or ventilator-induced pneumonia

Authors

Zahid Hussain Khan Department of Anesthesiology & Intensive Care, Inam Khomeini Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Piero Ceriana Respiratory Sub-Intensive Care Unit – IRCCS Istituti Clinici Scientifici S.Maugeri, Pavia
Claudio F. Donner Mondo Medico di I.F.I.M. srl, Multidisciplinary and Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic, Borgomanero, NO

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4081/mrm.2017.224

Keywords:

Ventilator, Pneumonia induced

Abstract

Ventilator-associated pneumonia currently in vogue seems to have some pitfalls as far as the nomenclature is concerned and thus it imparts an erroneous impression to the reader. As the driving force is in fact the ventilator, the phraseology should preferably be changed to ventilator-induced pneumonia to convey the in depth meaning of the term thus evading the terminology currently in practice. A new and emerging paradigm dealing with all side effects of mechanical ventilation can be helpful to solve this etymological conflict.

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28-02-2017

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Vol. 12 (2017)

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Letters to the Editor

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How to Cite

Khan ZH, Ceriana P, Donner CF. Ventilator-associated pneumonia or ventilator-induced pneumonia. Multidiscip Respir Med [Internet]. 2017 Feb. 28 [cited 2024 Jul. 4];12(1). Available from: https://mrmjournal.org/index.php/mrm/article/view/224

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