Systematic review of studies investigating ventilator associated pneumonia diagnostics in intensive care.

Basem Al-OmariPeter McMeekinA Joy AllenAhsan R AkramSara GraziadioJana SuklanWilliam S JonesB Clare LendremAmanda WinterMilo CullinanJoanne GrayKevin DhaliwalTimothy S WalshThomas H Craven

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2021)

Nearly all reference standards for VAP used in diagnostic test research required some microbiological confirmation of infection, with BAL culture being the most common reference standard used.

Keyphrases

systematic review
meta analyses
case control
randomized controlled trial
intensive care unit
respiratory failure