Prognosis factors in the pneumonia associated with the mechanical ventilation

An analytic investigation of cases and controls, of 172 patients exposed to mechanical ventilation, assisted in the Intensive Care Unit from "Saturnino Lora Torres" Teaching Clinical Surgical Provincial Hospital in Santiago de Cuba was carried out from May, 2013 to the same period of 2014, with the objective of identifying the prognosis factors influencing on the emergence of pneumonia associated with the mechanical ventilation. The study group was formed by 72 affected, and the control group by 100. Among the factors showing significant importance for prognosis there were: intubation time longer than 7 days, sedation, reintubation and previous administration of antibiotics.