An observational cohort study of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid galactomannan and Aspergillus culture positivity in patients requiring mechanical ventilation.
Catherine Aiyuan GaoNikolay S MarkovChiagozie O PickensAnna E PawlowskiMengjia KangJames M WalterBenjamin David SingerRichard G WunderinkPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
. These data suggest that the pre-test probability of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis should be considered low in a general ICU population undergoing BAL evaluation to define the etiology of pneumonia. Improved scoring systems are needed to enhance pre-test probability for diagnostic test stewardship purposes.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- intensive care unit
- end stage renal disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- respiratory failure
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- pulmonary hypertension
- prognostic factors
- electronic health record
- patient reported outcomes
- machine learning
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- patient reported