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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and PaO(2)/F(I)O(2) Diagnostic Accuracy: Changing the Paradigm?

Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is associated to longer stay and poor outcomes. Lacking definitive diagnostic criteria, worsening gas exchange assessed by PaO(2)/F(I)O(2) ≤ 240 in mmHg has been proposed as one of the diagnostic criteria for VAP. We aim to assess the adequacy of PaO...

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Autores principales: Ferrer, Miquel, Sequeira, Telma, Cilloniz, Catia, Dominedo, Cristina, Li Bassi, Gianluigi, Martin-Loeches, Ignacio, Torres, Antoni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6722826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31416285
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm8081217