Current issues in epidemiology and prevention of pneumonia associated with artificial lung ventilation
https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2025-29-25-30
Abstract
From 2016 to the present, hospital-acquired pneumonia has been the leading cause of healthcare-associated infections in the Russian Federation. Pneumonia associated with artificial lung ventilation is an independent risk factor for mortality, and the costs associated with its treatment range from $ 9,966 to EUR 20,965. A generalized strategy for the prevention of pneumonia associated with artificial lung ventilation is presented, which includes: ensuring the safety of the hospital environment, ensuring the safety of patient medical technologies, early detection of patients with signs of infectious diseases, and training of medical personnel. It is necessary to consolidate specialists from various fields to systematize best practices and develop guidelines at the national and regional levels.
About the Authors
O. A. Orlova
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor; Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center; Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Orlova Oksana A., Dr Med Sci (habil.), leading researcher at Laboratory of Infections Associated with Healthcare, epidemiologist, head of Dept of Epidemiology, senior researcher at the Laboratory of Opportunistic Infections
Moscow
A. V. Tutelyan
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tutelyan Aleksey V., Dr Med Sci (habil.), RAS academician, head of the Laboratory of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Moscow
O. A. Abrosimova
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Abrosimova Olga A., head of the Epidemiological Service – Epidemiologist
Moscow
V. G. Akimkin
Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Akimkin Vasily G., Dr Med Sci (habil.), professor, RAS academician, director
Moscow
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Orlova O.A., Tutelyan A.V., Abrosimova O.A., Akimkin V.G. Current issues in epidemiology and prevention of pneumonia associated with artificial lung ventilation. Medical alphabet. 2025;(29):25-30. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.33667/2078-5631-2025-29-25-30
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