A new score based on procalcitonin and chest echography for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: when? How? For whom?
From the Critical Care Unit, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, Brazil. Electronic address: wagnernedel@uol.com.br.
Wagner Luis
WL
Nedel
From the Critical Care Unit, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Vinicius Daudt
VD
Morais
From the Critical Care Unit, Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceição, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Pablo Wanglon
PW
Richter
D002116:Calcitonin / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000097:blood*
D011498:Protein Precursors; D002116:Calcitonin