Invasive and Noninvasive Strategies for Management of Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

By J. Fagon, J. Chastre, M. Wolff, C. Gervais, S. Parer-Aubas, Franois Stphan, T. Similowski, A. Mercat, J. Diehl, J. Sollet and 1 more. Annals of Internal Medicine, 2000

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Subfields: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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In Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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• The Epidemiology and Pathogenesis and Treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: An Update (2021, background): “A study of 413 patients with VAP found that an invasive strategy was associated with more antibiotic-free days [78], whereas a subsequent study of 740 patients found no difference in antibiotic use between an invasive and non-invasive strategy [79].”
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• Ventilator-associated pneumonia. (2002, background): “In a study assessing the potential value of bronchoscopic techniques, only 1 patient, among the 204 who underwent the invasive-sampling procedure and (of these) the 107 treated, received inappropriate initial empiric therapy, compared with 24 of the 191 patients in the clinical group, probably becau”