Surgical infections
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Surgical infections · Oct 2018
Keeping it Simple: Impact of a Restrictive Antibiotic Policy for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Trauma Patients on Incidence and Sensitivities of Causative Pathogens.
An integral part of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) therapy is the appropriate choice of empiric antibiotics. Our previous experience demonstrated adherence to an empiric therapy pathway was associated with only modest changes in organisms causing VAP. The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the impact of a restrictive antibiotic policy for VAP in trauma patients on the incidence and sensitivities of causative pathogens since the previous study. ⋯ A comprehensive protocol for the diagnosis and management of VAP, along with antibiotic stewardship, can prevent the development of bacterial resistance to empiric therapy.