By Aaron Tallent
Most patients who did not survive following a case of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) were found to have multiple, severe underlying comorbidities, with only a small percentage of deaths being potentially preventable. However, the study authors stressed that the findings should not lessen the importance of NV-HAP prevention programs (Clin Infect Dis 2024 Aug 19. ciae418. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciae418).
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