Abstract:Introduction: Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in intensive Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and is diagnosed by clinical symptoms, Chest X-ray (CXR), Computerised Tomography (CT) and microbiology test in routine practice. Aim: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of Lung Ultrasound (LUS) with gold standard CXR, with or without modified Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) score, for the diagnosis of VAP in ICU. Materials and Methods: This prospective … Show more
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