INCIDENCE OF DEIFFERENT TYPES OF PNEUMONIAS IN CHILDREN WHO ARE ON VENTILATION IN THE PEADITRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN NISHTER HOSPITAL, MULTAN

Ventilation-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the major causes of failure to cut the weaning due to mechanical ventilation. According to culture and sensitivity pattern, appropriate treatment of VAP leads to premature extubation and superimposition from mechanical ventilation Objective: To know the incidence of Ventilation-associated pneumonia in Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at the Children's Hospital, Multan Study Design: It is a Descriptive Study Subjects and Methods: A total of 80 children from one year up to 17 months were examined by ventilation within a year. Radiographies were performed in all patients and blood tests were performed including complete blood count (total leukocyte count, differential leukocyte count) and blood cultures with clinical evaluation of the patients. Conclusion: 30 of the 80 patients who had ventilated had VAP and Pseudomonas was the most common organism in blood culture. The duration of ventilation did not contribute to the development of VAP. Key Words: Pseudomonas, Pneumonia, Ventilator