TY - JOUR
T1 - Pulmonary infections
AU - Waterer, Grant W.
AU - Wunderink, Richard G.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported in part by a Pulmonary Academic Award Grant Number 5 K07 HL 70060-05 from the National Heart and Lung Institute.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common causes of admission to the intensive care unit, and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most serious complications of care in the intensive care unit. Important data regarding the time to reach clinical stability in patients with severe CAP potentially has an impact on clinical practice in important areas. Recent literature also has focused on the etiology, therapy, and possible prevention of CAP after aspiration. In VAP, the debate continues over the optimal diagnostic technique, diagnostic thresholds, and the impact of these on patient outcome. Further work on the etiology and prevention of VAP are reviewed. The importance of the initial choice of treatment for VAP and the difficulty in choosing appropriate initial empiric therapy are also highlighted.
AB - Severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of the most common causes of admission to the intensive care unit, and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most serious complications of care in the intensive care unit. Important data regarding the time to reach clinical stability in patients with severe CAP potentially has an impact on clinical practice in important areas. Recent literature also has focused on the etiology, therapy, and possible prevention of CAP after aspiration. In VAP, the debate continues over the optimal diagnostic technique, diagnostic thresholds, and the impact of these on patient outcome. Further work on the etiology and prevention of VAP are reviewed. The importance of the initial choice of treatment for VAP and the difficulty in choosing appropriate initial empiric therapy are also highlighted.
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U2 - 10.1097/00075198-199902000-00010
DO - 10.1097/00075198-199902000-00010
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0040317018
VL - 5
SP - 67
EP - 72
JO - Current Opinion in Critical Care
JF - Current Opinion in Critical Care
SN - 1070-5295
IS - 1
ER -