ArticleArchives of medical science : AMS2020
A new scoring system for early diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia: LUPPIS.
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- Risk factors of ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a meta-analysis and systematic review.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The Role of Point-of-Care Lung Ultrasound in Diagnosing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Pediatric Patients.Indian journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
- 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
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- Efficacy and safety of tigecycline doses for ventilator-associated pneumonia caused by multiple resistant bacteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Archives of medical science : AMS · 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
- 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
- Comparison of radial endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial lung biopsy with distance measurement versus with guide sheath in diagnosing peripheral pulmonary lesions with a diameter ≥3 cm by thin bronchoscope.Annals of thoracic medicineArticle
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Abstract
introductionThe Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) based on chest X-ray has been developed to facilitate clinical diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP); however, this scoring system has a low diagnostic performance. We developed the Lung Ultrasound and Pentraxin-3 Pulmonary Infection Score (LUPPIS) for early diagnosis of VAP and evaluated the performance of this new scoring system. MATERIAL AND
methodsIn a prospective study of 78 patients with suspected VAP, we assessed the detection accuracy of LUPPIS for pneumonia in adult patients. We also evaluated the diagnostic performance of pentraxin-3 (PTX-3) findings of infection. On the day of the study, lung ultrasound was performed, PTX-3 levels were determined, and an endotracheal aspirate was obtained for Gram staining and culture.
resultsNo significant differences were found between groups with respect to age, mechanical ventilation time, APACHE II score, or SOFA score (
conclusionsLUPPIS appears to provide better results in the prediction of VAP compared to CPIS, and the importance of lung ultrasound and PTX-3 is emphasized, which is a distinctive property of LUPPIS.
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