Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia and PaO2/FIO2 Diagnostic Accuracy: Changing the Paradigm?
BACKGROUND: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is associated to longer stay and poor outcomes. Lacking definitive diagnostic criteria, worsening gas exchange assessed by PaO2/FIO2 ≤ 240 in mmHg has been proposed as one of the diagnostic criteria for VAP. We aim to assess the adequacy of PaO2/FIO2...
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| Formato: | article |
| Idioma: | eng |
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2019
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| Texto completo: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/2305 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorio.hff.min-saude.pt:10400.10/2305 |