Baran, Ali IrfanCelik, MehmetArslan, YusufDemirkiran, HilmiSunnetcioglu, MahmutSunnetcioglu, Aysel2025-05-102025-05-1020202089-11802302-291410.15562/bmj.v9i1.17512-s2.0-85094936888https://doi.org/10.15562/bmj.v9i1.1751https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14720/14054Celik, Mehmet/0000-0002-0583-929XPurpose: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a significant disease with high mortality rates. Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most critical pathogens leading to ventilator-associated pneumonia. This study aims to evaluate the underlying risk factors in patients diagnosed with ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii, who were followed in intensive care units of our hospital. Patients and Methods: The data of 112 patients diagnosed with ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii, who were followed in Intensive Care Units other than Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of our hospital from 2013 to 2017, were evaluated retrospectively. Results: Of the cases included in our study, 70.5% were male, and 29.5% were female patients. Of the cases, 875% were followed in Anaesthesiology and Reanimation Intensive Care Unit. The most common modifiable risk factors are mechanical ventilation, antacid use, and the most common non-modifiable risk factors were the presence of trauma and a history of cardiovascular disease. Conclusion: Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a clinical condition with high mortality and morbidity in intensive care units. Incidence and mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia can be reduced through the implementation of some necessary policies for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia and the practices for the reduction or elimination of modifiable risk factors.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessVentilator-Associated PneumoniaAcinetobacter BaumanniiPneumoniaArticle91N/AN/A253258WOS:000537542200016