Pathogenesis and Causes of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

• The major source of infection may be contaminated oropharyngeal secretions that leak through folds of the inflated ETT cuff.([FOOTNOTE=Cardenosa Cendrero JA, Sole-Violan J, Bordes Benitez A, et al. Role of different routes of tracheal colonization in the development of pneumonia in patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Chest. 1999;116(2):462-470.],[ANCHOR=],[LINK=])^,([FOOTNOTE=Blunt MC, Young PJ, Patil A, Haddock A. Gel lubrication of the tracheal tube cuff reduces pulmonary aspiration. Anesthesiology. 2001;95(2):377-381.],[ANCHOR=View Abstract],[LINK=/content/mitg/websites/languagemasters/na/en-us/support/clinical-evidence.html?id=805223])
• Microaspiration occurs in virtually 100 percent of inflated high-volume, low-pressure ETT cuffs.⁶
• Microaspiration is reduced but still present in the semirecumbent position compared to the supine position.([FOOTNOTE=Orozco-Levi M, Torres A, Ferrer M, et al. Semirecumbent position protects from pulmonary aspiration but not completely from gastroesophageal reflux in mechanically ventilated patients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1995;152(4 Pt 1):1387-1390.],[ANCHOR=View Abstract],[LINK=/content/mitg/websites/languagemasters/na/en-us/support/clinical-evidence.html?id=805221])

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