A recalibrated prediction model can identify level-1 trauma patients at risk of nosocomial pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Nosocomial pneumonia has poor prognosis in hospitalized trauma patients. Croce et al. published a model to predict post-traumatic ventilator-associated pneumonia, which achieved high discrimination and reasonable sensitivity. We aimed to externally validate Croce's model to predict nosocomial pneumonia in patients admitted to a Dutch level-1 trauma center.

Materials and methods

This retrospective study included all trauma patients (≥ 16y) admitted for > 24 h to our level-1 trauma center in 2017. Exclusion criteria were pneumonia or antibiotic treatment upon hospital admission, treatment elsewhere > 24 h, or death < 48 h. Croce's model used eight clinical variables-on trauma severity and treatment, available in the emergency department-to predict nosocomial pneum

SUBMITTER: Kobes T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10374678 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature