Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Trauma Patients with Splenic Injuries: Does Splenectomy Increase the Risk?
In this study, splenectomy was not substantially associated with VAP, whereas prolonged ventilator duration remained the strongest predictor. Larger studies are needed to clarify whether splenectomy influences pneumonia risk.
Authors
- Grant V. Bochicchio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8313-1449)
- Michael W Alchaer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8189-7184)
- Amin Dehghan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1290-6718)
- Marco J Henriquez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-7111-5975)
- Ricardo A. Fonseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2363-1270)
- Melissa Canas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5203-9308)
- Jason A. Snyder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3840-8138)
- Fabiana C Sanchez
- Leonardo Diaz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6337-4662)
- Jennifer McCarthy
Institutions
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Surgical Infections
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/10962964251380366
- Primary Topic
- Nosocomial Infections in ICU
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00