There are four cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia in a surgical intensive care unit with a total of 200 ventilator days and a census of 12 patients. Which of the following BEST expresses how this should be reported?
A.
Ventilator-associated pneumonia rate of 2%
B.
20 ventilator-associated pneumonia cases/1000 ventilator days
C.
Postoperative pneumonia rate of 6% in SICU patients
D.
More information is needed regarding ventilator days per patient
The standard way to reportventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) ratesis:
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Why the Other Options Are Incorrect?
A. Ventilator-associated pneumonia rate of 2%– This does not use thecorrect denominator (ventilator days).
C. Postoperative pneumonia rate of 6% in SICU patients–Not relevant, as the data focuses onVAP, not postoperative pneumonia.
D. More information is needed regarding ventilator days per patient–The total ventilator days are already provided, so no additional data is required.
CBIC Infection Control Reference
APIC and NHSN recommend reporting VAP rates as cases per 1,000 ventilator days.
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