Monitoring of hospital acquired pneumonia in patients with severe brain injury on first access to intensive neurological rehabilitation: First year of observation

• Published in: Monaldi archives for chest disease Vol. 88; no. 1; p. 888
• Main Authors: Beghi, Gianfranco, De Tanti, Antonio, Serafini, Paolo, Bertolino, Chiara, Celentano, Antonietta, Taormina, Graziella
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Italy PAGEPress Publications 09.05.2018
• Subjects: hospital acquired pneumonia; Observational study; rehabilitation; severe acquired brain injury; hospital acquired pneumonia; Observational study; rehabilitation; severe acquired brain injury
• ISSN: 1122-0643; 2532-5264
• DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2018.888

Nosocomial or hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) is an illness contracted during a hospital stay, generally with onset 48 hours or more after admission to hospital, or within 14 days of discharge from hospital. HAP is divided into subgroups: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), accounting for 86% o...