A Clinical Analysis of 94 Cases of Neonatal Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Objective To investigate the risk factors of neonatal ventilator-associated pneumonia(VAP).Methods A retrospective analysis was made on the clinical data of 203 cases of neonatal in intensive care unit by mechanical ventilation,involving two groups: 94cases of VAP and 109 cases of Non-VAP.Two groups were compared in terms of gender,birth weight,gestational age,underlying diseases,the times of tracheal intubation,invasive procedures,duration of mechanical ventilation,changes in condition and duration of hospitalization.Results The less weight,the higher morbidity of VAP is.The average gestational age with VAP was 34.12±3.24 weeks and the average gestational age with Non-VAP was 36.23±3.12 weeks.The result in two groups were significant different(P0.05).The times of intubation and length of hospitalization in two groups were significantly different(P=0.006 and P=0.005).Conclusion The morbidity of VAP was closely related to internal factors,such as the neonatal gestational age and birth weight.On the other hand,the external factors,such as tracheal intubation and hospitalization,could significantly affect the morbidity of VAP.