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Interrater Variability in Identifying Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Using Six Different Definitions
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  • Ahmad Nusair, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards school of Medicine
  • Balwinder Singh, 2. Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • Ognjen Gajic, 4. Multidisciplinary Epidemiology and Translational Research in Intensive Care (M.E.T.R.I.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • Guangxi Li, 4. Multidisciplinary Epidemiology and Translational Research in Intensive Care (M.E.T.R.I.C.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905
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10-27-2015
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There is no widely accepted standard definition for Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP). The reliability of the current definitions in use remains controversial. Our objective was to assess the reliability of six commonly used VAP definitions: The Loose, The Rigorous, The Modified Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS), The Canadian Critical Care Trials Group (CCCTG), The International Sepsis Forum Consensus (ISFC) and The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Ahmad Nusair, Balwinder Singh, Ognjen Gajic and Guangxi Li. "Interrater Variability in Identifying Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Using Six Different Definitions" (2015)
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