AI Article Synopsis
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) significantly impacts critically ill patients and contributes to high rates of illness.
- The existing criteria for diagnosing VAP do not apply to patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).
- This study analyzes the effectiveness of current VAP criteria for ECMO patients and evaluates a new proposed standard for diagnosing pneumonia in these individuals.
Article Abstract
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a well-established cause of morbidity in critically ill patients. Current VAP criteria exclude patients on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This retrospective analysis tests the validity of VAP in this population, as well as a new proposed diagnostic criterion for ECMO-associated pneumonia.
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