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Interrater Variability In Identifying Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Using Six Different Definitions#11;, Ahmad Nusair, Balwinder Singh, Ognjen Gajic, Guangxi Li
Interrater Variability In Identifying Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Using Six Different Definitions#11;, Ahmad Nusair, Balwinder Singh, Ognjen Gajic, Guangxi Li
Ahmad R. Nusair, M.D.
There is no widely accepted standard definition for Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP). The reliability of the current definitions in use remains controversial. Our objective was to assess the reliability of six commonly used VAP definitions: The Loose, The Rigorous, The Modified Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS), The Canadian Critical Care Trials Group (CCCTG), The International Sepsis Forum Consensus (ISFC) and The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).