Episode 96: Ventilator-associated Pneumonia Occurs and Kills

What are the main risk factors for VAPs?

How does the failure to practice the ABCDEF bundle increase the risks of prolonged time on the ventilator and mortality?

How significantly does avoiding sedation and optimizing mobility impact the rates of VAPs?

Dr. Benjamin Wang, MD joins us again to dive deep into how to truly prevent VAPs and save lives.

Early Mobility and ABCDEF Bundle prevent VAP:

The preventability of ventilator-associated events. The CDC Prevention Epicenters Wake Up and…

Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pain…

The effect of early mobilization in critically ill patients: A meta-analysis - PubMed

Improved Endotracheal Tube Technology:

Dr. Wang’s endotracheal tube technology- https://nevap.co

Investigating the failure to aspirate subglottic secretions with the Evac endotracheal tube …

Subglottic secretion suction for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: an updated…