title: Assessment of an automated surveillance system for detection of initial ventilator-associated events.
abstract: Surveillance for initial ventilator-associated events (VAEs) was automated and compared with nonautomated review of episodes of mechanical ventilation. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of automated surveillance were very high (>93%), and automated surveillance reduced the time spent on detection of VAEs by >90%.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
authors.forename: Dooshanveer
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nuckchady
authors.affiliation: Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Heckman
authors.affiliation: Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
authors.forename: Nancy N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Diehl
authors.affiliation: Infection Control, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Creech
authors.affiliation: Infection Control, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL.
authors.forename: Darlene
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carey
authors.affiliation: Information Technology Department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Domnick
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL. Electronic address: hellinger.walter@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Walter C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Hellinger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000379:methods*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D053717:Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Automated surveillance; Infection-related ventilator-associated conditions; Mechanical ventilation; Ventilator-associated events