PROPHETIC: Prospective Identification of Pneumonia in Hospitalized Patients in the ICU.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pneumonia is the leading infection-related cause of death. The use of simple clinical criteria and contemporary epidemiology to identify patients at high risk of nosocomial pneumonia should enhance prevention efforts and facilitate development of new treatments in clinical trials.

Research question

What are the clinical criteria and contemporary epidemiology trends that are helpful in the identification of patients at high risk of nosocomial pneumonia?

Study design and methods

Within the ICUs of 28 US hospitals, we conducted a prospective cohort study among adults who had been hospitalized >48 hours and were considered high risk for pneumonia (defined as treatment with invasive or noninvasive ventilatory support or high levels of supplemental oxygen). We es

SUBMITTER: Bergin SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7722207 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature