Predictors of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia of Neonate in a Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care Unit

Background: Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP) is defined as nosocomial pneumonia develops 48 hours or more after initiation of mechanical ventilation. Hospital acquired infection (HAI) is the second most common infection for the pediatric population. VAP about 20% of all HAI among patients in NICU & PICU. Higher mortality and morbidity rate for mechanically ventilated pediatric patients with VAP compared to those without VAP. Few data & very few researches exist regarding VAP in pediatric patients to identify risk factors of VAP and that might be helpful for preventing VAP. This study was done to find out the predictors of VAP of neonate in Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit