PERFIL EPIDEMIOLÓGICO DOS PACIENTES POLITRAUMATIZADOS COM PNEUMONIA ASSOCIADA À VENTILAÇÃO MECÂNICA NA UNIDADE DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA DO HOSPITAL UNIVERSITÁRIO EVANGÉLICO DE CURITIBA

Abstract: Purpose: Demonstrate the epidemiological profile of polytrauma patients who developed ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit of Evangelico University Hospital from Curitiba. Material and Method: Were assessed patients who developed ventilator-associated pneumonia in the period of March 2012 through September 2012. Were surveyed several factors that could influence the occurrence of the ventilator-associated pneumonia, such as gender, age, comorbidities, duration of mechanical ventilation and length of hospitalization. Results: Forty patients aged between 18 and 73 years, with 28 (70%) males and 12 (30%) female were evaluated in this study. The hospitalization of the patients in the ICU ranged from a minimum of 4 days to a maximum of 111 days with a mean of 19.1 days, the duration of mechanical ventilation ranged from 4 to 111 days with an average of 16 days. Conclusion: The epidemiological profile of polytrauma patients that develops ventilator-associated pneumonia in Evangelico University Hospital from Curitiba demon-strate that this kind of infection predominates in male patients with a mean age of 36 years, smokers, who already make use of mechanical ventilation for at least 16 days and also that infection begins on average in the sixth day following the patient intubation.