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Changes in the epidemiology of ventilator-associated events over the course of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

Part of: SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2021

Jeremy F. Weinberger Open the ORCID record for Jeremy F. Weinberger [Opens in a new window] ,
Chanu Rhee Open the ORCID record for Chanu Rhee [Opens in a new window] ,
Michael Klompas Open the ORCID record for Michael Klompas [Opens in a new window]  and
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Jeremy F. Weinberger*
Affiliation:
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Chanu Rhee
Affiliation:
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Michael Klompas
Affiliation:
Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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Author for correspondence: Jeremy F. Weinberger, E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Management of critically ill coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients has evolved considerably during the pandemic. We investigated rates and causes of ventilator-associated events (VAEs) in COVID-19 patients in the late versus early waves in 4 Massachusetts hospitals. VAE rates per episode decreased, rates per ventilator day were stable, and most cases were caused by acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , February 2023 , pp. 305 - 307
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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