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Descriptor English: Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Descriptor Spanish: Neumonía Asociada al Ventilador
Descriptor neumonía asociada al ventilador
Entry term(s) neumonía asociada al uso de ventiladores pulmonares
neumonía del ventilador
Scope note: INFLAMACIÓN grave del PULMÓN que afecta a pacientes que requieren el uso de un VENTILADOR MECÁNICO. Suele estar causada por INFECCIONES HOSPITALARIAS bacterianas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pneumonia Associada à Ventilação Mecânica
Descriptor French: Pneumopathie infectieuse sous ventilation assistée
Entry term(s): Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Tree number(s): C01.248.250.500
C01.748.610.300.500
C08.381.677.300.500
C08.730.610.300.500
C23.550.291.875.500.500.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D053717
Scope note: Serious INFLAMMATION of the LUNG in patients who required the use of PULMONARY VENTILATOR. It is usually caused by bacterial CROSS INFECTION in hospitals.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cross Infection (1990-2006)
Pneumonia (1990-2006)
Public MeSH Note: 2007
History Note: 2007
DeCS ID: 52093
Unique ID: D053717
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Date Established: 2007/01/01
Date of Entry: 2006/07/05
Revision Date: 2019/06/17
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated - Preferred
Concept UI M0495804
Scope note Serious INFLAMMATION of the LUNG in patients who required the use of PULMONARY VENTILATOR. It is usually caused by bacterial CROSS INFECTION in hospitals.
Preferred term Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Entry term(s) Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia



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