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Ventilator-Associated Event Prevention - NYS Partnership for Patients

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Clinical Diagnosis of <strong>Ventilator</strong> <strong>Associated</strong><br />

Pneumonia Revisited: Comparative<br />

Validation Using Immediate Post-mortem<br />

Lung Biopsies<br />

Presence of infiltrate and two of three clinical<br />

criteria (leukocytosis, purulent secretions, fever)<br />

had a sensitivity of 69% and specificity of 75%<br />

Non-invasive and invasive sampling techniques<br />

had comparable results<br />

• Fabregas et al, Thorax 54:867-873, 1999

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