Journal of Critical and Intensive Care 2015 , Vol 6 , Issue 1
The Effect of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis on Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Incidence in the Intensive Care Unit
Kamil Gönderen1, Avşar Zerman1, Burcu Başarık Aydoğan1, Melda Türkoğlu2, Gülbin Aygencel2
1Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Yoğun Bakım Yan Dal Eğitim Programı, Ankara, Türkiye
2Gazi Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, İç Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Yoğun Bakım Bilim Dalı, Ankara, Türkiye
DOI : 10.5152/dcbybd.2015.587

Summary

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common causes of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit. Mechanically ventilated patients are at risk for upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. It has been shown in previous studies that acid suppression therapy used for GI prophylaxis may cause the development of bacterial pneumonia. The aim of this review is to evaluate the effect of stress ulcer prophylaxis on VAP incidence in the intensive care unit.