Publication Name	World Journal of Transplantation
Manuscript ID	24300
Country	Italy

Received	2016-01-18 10:14
Peer-Review Started	2016-01-18 19:29
To Make the First Decision	2016-02-29 15:37
Return for Revision	2016-03-07 18:56
Revised	2016-03-20 04:14
Second Decision	2016-04-21 12:02
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief	2016-04-22 16:05
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2016-05-09 17:00
Articles in Press	2016-05-09 17:00
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Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2016-05-13 15:39
Typeset the Manuscript	2016-05-24 10:25
Publish the Manuscript Online	2016-06-22 16:18

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Category	Transplantation
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Ventilator associated pneumonia following liver transplantation: Etiology, risk factors and outcome
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Antonio Siniscalchi, Lucia Aurini, Beatrice Benini, Lorenzo Gamberini, Stefano Nava, Pierluigi Viale and Stefano Faenza
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Antonio Siniscalchi, MD, Division of Anesthesiology, Department of General Surgery of Sant’Orsola Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. sinianest@libero.it
Key Words	Liver transplantation; Ventilator associated pneumonia; Perioperative period; Infection
Core Tip	Ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) is a serious perioperative complication in liver transplant recipients, and its etiology and risk factors are still poorly understood. Therefore, we conducted this retrospective study in a big sample of patients to evaluate the in-cidence, risk factors, etiological agents and outcome of VAP considering 242 consecutive liver transplant recipients. VAP occurred with an incidence of 10 per 1000 d of mechanical ventilation (MV). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that VAP was strongly associated with terlipressin usage, pre-operative hospitalization, days of MV and red cell transfusion. Mortality rate was 22% in the VAP group vs 4% in the group without VAP.
Publish Date	2016-06-22 16:18
Citation	Siniscalchi A, Aurini L, Benini B, Gamberini L, Nava S, Viale P, Faenza S. Ventilator associated pneumonia following liver transplantation: Etiology, risk factors and outcome. World J Transplant 2016; 6(2): 389-395
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3230/full/v6/i2/389.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.5500/wjt.v6.i2.389

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