Development and Assessment of Objective Surveillance Definitions for Nonventilator Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia.

ABSTRACT: Importance:Hospital-acquired pneumonia is the most common health care-associated infection in the United States. Most cases occur in nonventilated patients, but many hospitals track hospital-acquired pneumonia only in ventilated patients because of the complexity and subjectivity of conducting surveillance for large numbers of nonventilated patients. Objective:To propose and assess potentially objective, efficient, and reproducible surveillance definitions for nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) using routine clinical data stored in electronic health record systems. Design, Setting, and Participants:This cohort study was conducted in 2 tertiary referral and 2 community hospitals in Massachusetts between May 31, 2015, and July 1, 2018. All nonventilated patients aged 18 years

SUBMITTER: Ji W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6813588 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature