Healthcare providers consistently overestimate the diagnostic probability of ventilator-associated pneumonia.

Published in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2023)

Physicians routinely overestimated the diagnostic probability of VAP as well as the positive LRs of isolated cardinal VAP clinical changes and VAP diagnostic test results. Diagnostic stewardship initiatives, including educational outreach and clinical decision support systems, may be useful adjuncts in minimizing VAP overdiagnosis and ICU antibiotic overuse.

Keyphrases

clinical decision support
healthcare
primary care
intensive care unit
electronic health record
mechanical ventilation
quality improvement
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome