Factors related to death from ventilator-associated pneumonia in a university hospital: a retrospective study

The objective of this study was to identify factors related to death in patients diagnosed with ventilator-associated pneumonia admitted to the intensive care unit of the University Hospital of Brasília. Methodology: Retrospective study, based on the analysis of the medical records of 73 patients diagnosed with ventilator-associated pneumonia, from March 2017 to December 2020. Statistical analyzes were performed using the unpaired Student's t test and the Chi test. -Pearson square. Results: The factors age, Simplified Acute Physiology III, probability of death, relative mechanical ventilation time, relative intensive care unit time and respiratory comorbidities were related to mortality in the patients studied. Conclusion: This study contributed to a better understanding of ventilator-associated pneumonia, reinforcing the need for control and epidemiological surveillance of its risk of death..