Objectives: To compare intensivist-diagnosed ventilator-associated pneumonia (iVAP) with four established definitions, assessing their agreement in detecting new episodes. Methods: A multi-centric prospective study on pulmonary microbiota was carried out in patients requiring mechanical ventilation (MV). Data collected were used to compare hypothetical VAP onset according to iVAP with the study consensus criteria, the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention definition, and two versions of the latter adjusted for leukocyte count and fever. Results: In our cohort of 186 adult patients, iVAPs were 36.6% (68/186, 95% confidence interval 30.0–44.0%), with an incidence rate of 4.64/100 patient-MV-days, and median MV-day at diagnosis of 6. Forty-seven percent of patients (87/186) were identified as VAP by at least one criterion, with a median MV-day at diagnosis of 5. Agreement between intensivist judgement (iVAP/no-iVAP) and the criteria was highest for the study consensus criteria (50/87, 57.4%), but still one-third of iVAP were not identified and 9% of patients were identified as VAP contrary to intensivist diagnosis. VAP proportion differed between criteria (25.2–30.1%). Conclusions: Caution is needed when evaluating studies describing VAP incidence. Pre-agreed criteria and definitions that capture VAP's evolving nature provide greater consistency, but new clinically driven definitions are needed to align surveillance and diagnostic criteria with clinical practice.

Alagna, L., Palomba, E., Chatenoud, L., Massafra, R., Magni, F., Mancabelli, L., et al. (2023). Comparison of multiple definitions for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in patients requiring mechanical ventilation for non-pulmonary conditions: preliminary data from PULMIVAP, an Italian multicentre cohort study. THE JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 140(October 2023), 90-95 [10.1016/j.jhin.2023.07.023].

Comparison of multiple definitions for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in patients requiring mechanical ventilation for non-pulmonary conditions: preliminary data from PULMIVAP, an Italian multicentre cohort study

Elli, Francesca;Fumagalli, Roberto;Citerio, Giuseppe;
2023

Abstract

Objectives: To compare intensivist-diagnosed ventilator-associated pneumonia (iVAP) with four established definitions, assessing their agreement in detecting new episodes. Methods: A multi-centric prospective study on pulmonary microbiota was carried out in patients requiring mechanical ventilation (MV). Data collected were used to compare hypothetical VAP onset according to iVAP with the study consensus criteria, the European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention definition, and two versions of the latter adjusted for leukocyte count and fever. Results: In our cohort of 186 adult patients, iVAPs were 36.6% (68/186, 95% confidence interval 30.0–44.0%), with an incidence rate of 4.64/100 patient-MV-days, and median MV-day at diagnosis of 6. Forty-seven percent of patients (87/186) were identified as VAP by at least one criterion, with a median MV-day at diagnosis of 5. Agreement between intensivist judgement (iVAP/no-iVAP) and the criteria was highest for the study consensus criteria (50/87, 57.4%), but still one-third of iVAP were not identified and 9% of patients were identified as VAP contrary to intensivist diagnosis. VAP proportion differed between criteria (25.2–30.1%). Conclusions: Caution is needed when evaluating studies describing VAP incidence. Pre-agreed criteria and definitions that capture VAP's evolving nature provide greater consistency, but new clinically driven definitions are needed to align surveillance and diagnostic criteria with clinical practice.
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Critical care; Critically ill patients; Diagnosis; Healthcare-associated infections; Mechanical ventilation; Ventilator-associated pneumonia;
English
9-ago-2023
2023
140
October 2023
90
95
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Alagna, L., Palomba, E., Chatenoud, L., Massafra, R., Magni, F., Mancabelli, L., et al. (2023). Comparison of multiple definitions for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in patients requiring mechanical ventilation for non-pulmonary conditions: preliminary data from PULMIVAP, an Italian multicentre cohort study. THE JOURNAL OF HOSPITAL INFECTION, 140(October 2023), 90-95 [10.1016/j.jhin.2023.07.023].
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