Incidence and consequences of tracheobronchitis associated with ventilator in ICUs

Introduction: lower respiratory infections rank first among related infections in health care intensive care units. Objectives: to describe the incidence and consequences of stay and mortality of ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis (TAVM) in ICU. Methods: a multicenter, descriptive, prospective and cross-sectional study was conducted in 6 adult ICU. 454 patients were studied. The study variables were collected in two databases. Results: TAVM incidence rate: 1.76 %, relative to the total number of patients with risk factor: 6.06 %. Incidence density: 7.61 % by 1000 d with risk factor. Average stay, TAVM: 13.13 d, patients without IRCS: 5.49 d (p = 0.006). Mortality, TAVM: 25 %, VAP: 55.2 %, patients without IRCS: 14.9 % (p = 0.000). Conclusions: TAVM is not uncommon in ICU. Its diagnosis involves increased stay and its mortality in ventilated patients. The implementation of surveillance and prevention measures is requiered.