Concepedia

Accuracy of clinical definitions of ventilator-associated pneumonia: Comparison with autopsy findings

Eva Tejerina, Pilar Fernández-Segoviano, Fernando Frutos–Vivar, José Antonio Aramburu, D. Ballesteros, J.M. Rodríguez-Barbero

Journal of Critical Care · 2009 · 181 citations · 18 references

Concepts

MedicineInfectious DiseasesInternal MedicineAutopsy PathologyPulmonologyVentilationAcute Lung InjuryMechanical VentilationPulmonary InfectionsPulmonary PathologyRespiratory DiseaseRespiratory InfectionsAutopsy Findings CorrelationMicroscopic Autopsy FindingsPneumonia DiagnosisPneumonia PathologyPneumonia Severity AssessmentVentilator-associated Lung InjuryVentilator-associated Pneumonia

References

18

Users' guides to the medical literature. III. How to use an article about a diagnostic test. B. What are the results and will they help me in caring for my patients? The Evidence-Based Medicine Working Group

Roman Jaeschke · JAMA · 1994 · 1.8K citations

Medicine, Internal Medicine, Radiology +13

Analysis of Ordinal Categorical Data.

Robert K. Tsutakawa, Alan Agresti · Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1985 · 1.6K citations · Full text

Public Health, Biostatistics, Categorical Data Analysis +9

Systematic Reviews in Health Care. Meta-analysis in Context.

Jos Kleijnen, Gerd Antes · International Journal of Epidemiology · 2002 · 1.4K citations

Nursing, Health Systems, Evidence-based Practice +13

Diagnosis of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia by Bacteriologic Analysis of Bronchoscopic and Nonbronchoscopic “Blind” Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

Jérôme Pugin, R Auckenthaler, Nabil Mili et al. · American Review of Respiratory Disease · 1991 · 1.1K citations

Life Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Microbiology +14

Nosocomial Respiratory Infections with Gram-Negative Bacilli

W. G. Johanson · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1972 · 1.1K citations

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +16