Incidence and Antibiotic Therapy of Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in the ICU during the covid pandemic

Full research on Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia in the intensive care unit during the covid pandemic Objective: To evaluate the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the anesthesia and intensive care unit during the covid pandemic, the germs responsible and any antibiotic therapy prescribed. Type of study: monocentric retrospective observational study. Patients:- Inclusion criteria: all patients intubated and mechanically ventilated for more than 5 days between May 2020 and August 2020.- Exclusion criteria: Patients with bacterial pneumonia on admission and patients intubated for less than 5 days were excluded.