VAP - Ventilator Associated Pneumonia: Difference between revisions
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*I checked with Dr Olafson. Patients with other infections are not automatically excluded from the VAP criteria[[User:GHall|GHall]] 13:19, 2017 February 9 (CST)[[User:GHall|GHall]] | *I checked with Dr Olafson. Patients with other infections are not automatically excluded from the VAP criteria[[User:GHall|GHall]] 13:19, 2017 February 9 (CST)[[User:GHall|GHall]] | ||
* infiltrates that are present example CAP on admission need to worsen and also meet the VAP criteria to code VAP. | * infiltrates that are present example CAP on admission need to persist/ worsen and also meet the VAP criteria to code VAP. | ||
==NOTE for clarification of onset of infection:== | ==NOTE for clarification of onset of infection:== | ||