Usefulness of Sepsis-3 in diagnosing and predicting mortality of ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infections.

Alexandre GaudetMatthieu DevosSylvain KeignartOlivier PoulySylvain LecailtelFrédéric WalletSaad Nseir

Published in: PloS one (2021)

Sepsis criteria according to the Sepsis-3 definition show a high specificity but a low sensitivity for the diagnosis of VAP. Our results do not support the use of these criteria for the early diagnosis of VAP in patients with VA-LRTI.

Keyphrases

respiratory tract
septic shock
acute kidney injury
intensive care unit
cardiovascular events
risk factors
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
structural basis