Understanding healthcare provider preferences for ordering respiratory cultures to diagnose ventilator associated pneumonia: A discrete choice experiment.
Blaine KenaaRobert V O'TooleLyndsay M O'HaraKimberly C ClaeysSurbhi LeekhaPublished in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2022)
Perceived high diagnostic value of fever and hypotension suggest that sepsis vigilance may drive respiratory culturing and play a role in VAP overdiagnosis.