Based on the type of ICU, a patient with which of the following diseases or conditions is likely to have the greatest risk of developing ventilator associated pneumonia?
A. coronary artery bypass graft surgery
B. hypoxemic respiratory failure
C. Guillain-Barré syndrome
D. postmyocardial infarction
?ANS: C
A. Incorrect response: See explanation C.
B. Incorrect response: See explanation C.
C. Correct response: Based on the most recent National Nosocomial Infectious Surveillance report, the mean rates of VAP (episode/1,000 ventilation days) in the United States between January 2002 and June 2004 were highest in neurologic (11.2), surgical (9.3), and burn (12.0) ICUs. Refer to Table 14-1 on page 267 of the text.
D. Incorrect response: See explanation C
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