Lung Ultrasound Combined With Procalcitonin for a Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Lung ultrasound is a valuable imaging tool in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia. However, its diagnostic accuracy in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) has not been fully investigated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of the combination of a lung ultras...

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Published in:	Respiratory care Vol. 64; no. 5; p. 519
Main Authors:	Zhou, Juandi, Song, Jia, Gong, Shijin, Hu, Weihang, Wang, Minjia, Xiao, Aibing, Zhang, Cong, Dong, Zhouzhou
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.05.2019
Subjects:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Area Under Curve False Negative Reactions False Positive Reactions Female Humans Lung - diagnostic imaging Male Middle Aged Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated - blood Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated - diagnostic imaging Predictive Value of Tests Procalcitonin - blood Prospective Studies ROC Curve Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ultrasonography ventilator-associated diagnosis procalcitonin pneumonia lung ultrasound
ISSN:	1943-3654, 1943-3654
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