Early onset pneumonia in patients with severely burned face and neck: A 5-year retrospective study

Early-Onset Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Consequences in Cerebral Oxygenation and Outcome

“…EOVAP was defined as pneumonia that occurred during the first 7 days after a trauma, consistent with the literature [6,[18][19][20][21]. The clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) was assessed daily for the first 7 days to screen patients for pneumonia [22,23].…”

“…The median ISS scores were 25 (IQR: [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34] for those with EOVAP, and 18 (IQR: 14-32) for those without EOVAP (p = 0.009). The gravity of brain injuries was comparable between the groups, in terms of the median head AIS (5, IQR: 4-5 vs. 5, IQR: 4-5; p = 0.09), the median Marshall score (2.5, IQR: 2-5 vs. 2, IQR: 2-5; p = 0.10), and the median minimal GCS score before sedation (6, IQR: 4-7 vs. 6, IQR: 4-8; p = 0.46).…”

Ventilator-associated pneumonia and intubation location in adults with traumatic injuries: Systematic review and meta-analysis

“…Several studies were similar but ultimately excluded from the final analysis 20–24,34–38 . The most common reason for exclusion was related to how pneumonia was defined.…”

“…Upon review of the studies that met the inclusion criteria, a majority excluded burn patients and patients with surgical airways. Thus, we made the decision to exclude any additional studies that included burn patients or patients with surgical airways 20–24 …”

“…Thus, we made the decision to exclude any additional studies that included burn patients or patients with surgical airways. [20][21][22][23][24]…”