Ventilator-Associated Event Prevention - NYS Partnership for Patients
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