Surveillance for Ventilator-associated Events

VAE surveillance is available in-plan for adult inpatient locations only. See PedVAE and PNEU/VAP for in-plan surveillance for pediatric locations. See PedVAE for in-plan surveillance for neonatal locations.

The Ventilator-Associated Event Calculator (must have javascript enabled) operates based upon the currently posted VAE protocol.

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Michael Klompas M, Kleinman K, Murphy MV for the CDC Prevention Epicenters Program (2014).
Descriptive Epidemiology and Attributable Morbidity of VAEexternal icon
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 35(5): 502-10.
Dessap AM, Katsahian S, Roche-Campo F, Varet H, Kouatchet A, Tomicic V, Beduneau G, Sonneville R, Jaber S, Darmon M, Castanares-Zapatero D, Brochard L, Brun-Buisson C (2014).
Ventilator-associated pneumonia during weaning from mechanical ventilationexternal icon
[published online ahead of print March 20, 2014] Chest.
Magill SS, Klompas M, Balk R, Burns SM, Deutschman CS, Diekema D, Fridkin S, Greene L, Guh A, Gutterman D, Hammer B, Henderson D, Hess D, Hill NS, Horan T, Kollef M, Levy M, Septimus E, Vanantwerpen C, Wright D, Lipsett P (2013).
Developing a new, national approach to surveillance for ventilator-associated eventsexternal icon
Crit Care Med. 41(11):2467-75.
Klompas M, (2013).
Complications of Mechanical Ventilation — The CDC’s New Surveillance Paradigmexternal icon
N Engl J Med. 368:1472-1475.
Hayashi Y, Morisawa K, Klompas M, Jones M, Bandeshe H, Boots R, Lipman J, Paterson DL (2012).
Towards improved surveillance: the impact of ventilator-associated complications (VAC) on length of stay and antibiotic use in patients in intensive care units.external icon
Clin Infect Dis. 56(4):471-7.
More – Complete listing of VAE Related Publications April 2014 pdf icon[PDF – 66K]

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