Impact of Using Mini-Bronchoalveolar Lavage as a Diagnostic Test for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
| Status: | Archived |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Pneumonia |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pulmonary / Respiratory Diseases |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any |
| Updated: | 7/1/2011 |
The proposed study will evaluate adult patients admitted to the medical or surgical
intensive care units (ICUs) at San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH). On admission,
patients will be randomized in a 1:1 manner to the mini-bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
quantitative culture arm in the setting of suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)
versus the tracheal aspirate culture arm, which is the current test available at SFGH.
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