Relação entre pneumonia associada à ventilação mecânica e a permanência em unidade de terapia intensiva
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/nursing.2021v24i283p6677-6688Keywords:
Unidades de Terapia Intensiva, Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica, Enfermagem;, Tempo de internaçãoAbstract
Objective: To analyze the relationship between the incidence of Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and the
increase in the average length of stay in intensive care patients. Method: Quantitative, retrospective, descriptive and documentary
research. Carried out in two ICUs of a University Hospital in the State of Paraná. The sample consisted of 2503 patients, from
January 2017 to June 2019. Results: Most patients were male 58.7% (n=1471). There was a strong statistical power, p value of
0.0001, showing that the VAP increased the length of stay, that is, the development of VAP generates a longer stay in the ICU.
The outcome, 74.19% were discharged and 25.81% evolved to death. Conclusion: The data pointed to a statistically proven
relationship between VAP and increased length of stay in the ICUs, which leads to increased risks of morbidity and mortality and
high hospitalization costs.