The HAPPEN study

Hospital Acquired Pneumonia PrEveNtion: A randomised control trial

HCPs – Recent Research studies

Research studies since 2020

Here is a list of publications on the topic of HAP published since 2020. You can see that there has been some interest from all over the world! Click on the link to the full paper if you want to know more.

  1. Wolfensberger A, Clack L, von Felten S, Faes Hesse M, Saleschus D, Meier MT, et al. Prevention of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia in Switzerland: a type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023;23:836-46. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36893785
    https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(22)00812-X/fulltext
  2. Stern SE, Christensen MA, Nevers MR, Ying J, McKenna C, Munro S, et al. Electronic surveillance criteria for non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia: Assessment of reliability and validity. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023:1-7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36920040
    https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/infection-control-and-hospital-epidemiology/article/abs/electronic-surveillance-criteria-for-nonventilatorassociated-hospitalacquired-pneumonia-assessment-of-reliability-and-validity/7B1390D805B59F8791D01C80631E7988
  3. Klompas M. Progress in preventing non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia. Lancet Infect Dis. 2023. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36893782
  4. Kachalov VN, Kuster SP, Balakrishna S, Schreiber PW, Jakob W, Sax H, et al. Modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia identified in a retrospective cohort study. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2022;28:1451-7.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35597506
  5. Giuliano KK, Baker D, Thakkar-Samtani M, Glick M, Restrepo MI, Scannapieco FA, et al. Incidence, Mortality, and Cost Trends in Non-Ventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia in Medicaid Beneficiaries, 2015-2019. Am J Infect Control. 2022;51(2) 227-230. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35732253
  6. Carey E, Chen HP, Baker D, Blankenhorn R, Vega RJ, Ho M, et al. The association between non-ventilator associated hospital acquired pneumonia and patient outcomes among U.S. Veterans. Am J Infect Control. 2022; 50(12) . https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35231564
  7. Carey E, Blankenhorn R, Chen P, Munro S. Non-ventilator associated hospital acquired pneumonia incidence and health outcomes among U.S. veterans from 2016-2020. Am J Infect Control. 2022;50:116-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34116083
  8. Baker DL, Giuliano KK. Prevention practices for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia: A survey of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) Research Network (SRN). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2022;43:379-80.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34602099
  9. Pinto A, Silva BMD, Santiago-Junior JF, Sales-Peres SHC. Efficiency of different protocols for oral hygiene combined with the use of chlorhexidine in the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia. J Bras Pneumol. 2021;47:e20190286. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33503132
  10. Munro SC, Baker D, Giuliano KK, Sullivan SC, Haber J, Jones BE, et al. Nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia: A call to action. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021;42:991-6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34103108
  11. Goncalves-Pereira JC, Marino F, Mergulhao P, Nunes B, Froes F. Hospital-acquired pneumonia is more frequent and lethal in stroke patients: A nationwide 4-year study. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021:1-3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34585657
  12. Wolfensberger A, Clack L, von Felten S, Kusejko K, Faes Hesse M, Jakob W, et al. Implementation and evaluation of a care bundle for prevention of non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia (nvHAP) – a mixed-methods study protocol for a hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation trial. BMC Infect Dis. 2020;20:603. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32807090
  13. Vignari M. Non-ventilator health care-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP): NV-HAP Risk Factors. Am J Infect Control. 2020;48:A10-A3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331557
  14. Strassle PD, Sickbert-Bennett EE, Klompas M, Lund JL, Stewart PW, Marx AH, et al. Incidence and risk factors of non-device-associated pneumonia in an acute-care hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020;41:73-9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31658914
  15. Sposato KA. Non-ventilator health care-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP): The infection preventionist’s role in identifying NV-HAP. Am J Infect Control. 2020;48:A3-A6. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331563
  16. Smathers S. Non-ventilator health care-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP): Pediatrics. Am J Infect Control. 2020;48:A17-A9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331559
  17. Satheeshkumar PS, Papatheodorou S, Sonis S. Enhanced oral hygiene interventions as a risk mitigation strategy for the prevention of non-ventilator-associated pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br Dent J. 2020;228:615-22. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32332964
  18. Quinn B, Giuliano KK, Baker D. Non-ventilator health care-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP): Best practices for prevention of NV-HAP. Am J Infect Control. 2020;48:A23-A7. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331561
  19. Lacerna CC, Patey D, Block L, Naik S, Kevorkova Y, Galin J, et al. A successful program preventing nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in a large hospital system. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020;41:547-52. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31939344
  20. Greene LR. Non-ventilator health care associated pneumonia (NV-HAP): Oncology. Am J Infect Control. 2020;48:A20-A2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331560
  21. Greene LR. Non-ventilator health care-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP): Putting it all together. Am J Infect Control. 2020;48:A36-A8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331564
  22. Greene LR. Non-ventilator health care-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP). Am J Infect Control. 2020;48:A1-A2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331556
  23. Fine LS. Non-ventilator health care-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP): Pathogenesis and microbiology of NV-HAP. Am J Infect Control. 2020;48:A7-A9. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331565
  24. Davila S. Non-ventilator health care-associated pneumonia (NV-HAP): Taking action to improve NV-HAP outcomes. Am J Infect Control. 2020;48:A28-A35. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32331562
  25. Batlle HR, Klompas M, Program CDCPE. Accuracy and reliability of electronic versus CDC surveillance criteria for non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020;41:219-21. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31818337
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