ALTERNATIVE CASE DEFINITIONS OF VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA IDENTIFY DIFFERENT PATIENTS IN A SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
- 1 September 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Shock
- Vol. 14 (3) , 331-337
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00024382-200014030-00016
Abstract
Diagnostic criteria that define ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) remain controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate common definitions of VAP and determine their relationship to each other and clinical treatment. This study prospectively evaluated several diagnostic criteria that define VAP in a cohort of 255 consecutive SICU patients ventilated forKeywords
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