Incorporating Lung Ultrasound in Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score as an Added Tool for Diagnosing Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: A Prospective Observational Study from a Tertiary Care Center
Banani Poddar, Zafar Neyaz, Rupali Patnaik, Arvind Baronia, Ratender K Singh
Abstract
Background: Clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) is an established diagnostic parameter for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Lung ultrasound (LUS) is an evolving tool for diagnosing VAP. Various scores have been proposed for the diagnosis of VAP, taking LUS as a parameter. We proposed whether replacing LUS with chest radiograph in CPIS criteria will add to the diagnosis of VAP. The current study was done to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of LUS alone and in combination with clinical and microbiological criteria for VAP by replacing chest radiograph with LUS in CPIS.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineObservational studyTertiary careVentilator-associated pneumoniaLung ultrasoundPneumoniaIntensive care medicineProspective cohort studyCenter (category theory)Emergency medicineInternal medicineChemistryCrystallographyNosocomial Infections in ICUUltrasound in Clinical ApplicationsRespiratory Support and Mechanisms