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Analysis of diagnostic criteria for ECMO-associated pneumonia
Julie England1, Rachael Lee2, Tammy Marshall3
1Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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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