By Dr Ahmed Bentahar Dr Bentahar received his MD and PhD from État de Liège University, Belgium, and his master’s degree in health management and leadership from the European Institute of Health and Social Wellbeing in Madrid. As a member of the Sociedad Española de Hematología y Hemoterapia (SEHH) and Asociación Española de Biopatología Médica […]

Critically ill patients who cannot spontaneously breathe are kept alive in the Intensive Care Unit by mechanical ventilation which delivers oxygen and removes carbon dioxide via an endotracheal tube. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is an added burden for these patients, and their outcomes are improved if it can be diagnosed and treated early. However, diagnosis of […]