ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2018
Lung ultrasound for diagnosis and monitoring of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
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- Lung Ultrasound Score in COVID-19 Patients Correlates with POThe western journal of emergency medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Emerging strategies for the noninvasive diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2019Pooled it
- Prophetic values of lung ultrasound score on post-extubation distress in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.European journal of medical research · 2022Trial
- Development and validation of LPCPIS: an integrated clinical, biomarker and lung ultrasound score for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia.BMJ open respiratory research · 2026Observational
- Utility of Lung Ultrasonography for Early Diagnosis and Monitoring of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: A Prospective Observational Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2025Article
- Lung Ultrasound After COVID-19: A Pivotal Moment for Clinical Integration-Navigating Challenges and Seizing Opportunities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Lung ultrasound in pneumonia: a guide for effective implementation.Internal and emergency medicine · 2025Review
- Lung Ultrasound Score for Prognosticating Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP): Evidence and Wisdom.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2024Article
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia: pathobiological heterogeneity and diagnostic challenges.Nature communications · 2024Review
- Relationship between neonatal respiratory distress syndrome pulmonary ultrasonography and respiratory distress score, oxygenation index, and chest radiography grading.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
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- Perception, Challenges, and Barriers of Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound Among Respiratory Therapist in the United States.CHEST pulmonary · 2024Article
- Differentiating Viral from Bacterial Pneumonia in Children: The Diagnostic Role of Lung Ultrasound-A Prospective Observational Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Ventilator associated tracheobronchitis and pneumonia: one infection with two faces.Intensive care medicine · 2023Article
- Lung Ultrasound in Coronary Care Unit, an Important Diagnostic Tool for Concomitant Pneumonia.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Alert Germ Infections: Chest X-ray and CT Findings in Hospitalized Patients Affected by Multidrug-ResistantTomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.) · 2022Article
- Lung ultrasound findings following COVID-19 hospitalization: A prospective longitudinal cohort study.Respiratory medicine · 2022Article
- The Role of Lung Ultrasound Monitoring in Early Detection of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Usefulness of lung ultrasound for early detection of hospital-acquired pneumonia in cardiac critically ill patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.Annals of intensive care · 2022Article
- Antimicrobial discontinuation in dogs with acute aspiration pneumonia based on clinical improvement and normalization of C-reactive protein concentration.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent nosocomial infection in intensive care units (ICU) and is associated with increased mortality, use of antimicrobials, longer mechanical ventilation, and higher healthcare costs. Lung ultrasonography (LUS) can be used at the bedside and gained widespread acceptance in ICU. Although the visualization of a single LUS sign cannot be considered specific for a diagnosis, clinically-driven LUS examination in particular setting and clinical conditions allow ruling in or out quickly and accurately several causes of acute respiratory failure. This article reviews LUS signs for VAP diagnosis and summarizes the studies testing LUS for VAP diagnosis and monitoring. Many VAP occurs in already injured regions, thus presence of lobar consolidation is not enough to affirm VAP. However, a linear/arborescent air-bronchogram confirms the diagnosis of VAP with a good specificity, a normal LUS rules out the diagnosis of VAP (in experimented hands). LUS, thanks to its bedside ready availability, has the potential to become a key tool in early VAP diagnosis. LUS could ideally represent the decision-making tool for antimicrobial therapy administration in the timeframe of the technical time required for bronchoalveolar lavage analysis. A systematic approach for diagnosis and monitoring of VAP with LUS is also proposed in this review. But specific data on LUS specificity and sensitivity for the diagnosis of VAP are still lacking and should be investigated.
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