Clinical practice guidelines of HAP/VAP in 2016: the updates
10.3760/cma.j.issn.2095-4352.2017.09.001
- VernacularTitle:2016年成人HAP/VAP指南有哪些改变?
- Author:
Meizhu LU
;
Yan KANG
- Keywords:
Hospital acquired pneumonia;
Ventilator associated pneumonia;
Guidelines update
- From:Chinese Critical Care Medicine
2017;29(9):769-773
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilatorassociated pneumonia (VAP) are common hospital-acquired infections with higher mortality, longer hospital stay and more hospitalization expenses. With the latest research results and evidence-based guideline methodology, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and American Thoracic Society (ATS) have collaborated to create updated guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of HAP and VAP in 2016. It is worth critically reading and thinking that most recommendations are supported by low-quality or very-low quality evidence and some strong recommendations is different from the actual clinical work in China. We will focus on these topics that are associated closely with clinical practice and inconsistent with the current implementation in China to provide better understanding of the guideline.
