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Statement of the 4th International Consensus

Monday, 08 October 2007

Sponsored by the American Thoracic Society Assembly on Critical Care (ATS), the European Respiratory Society (ERS), the
European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), and the Société de Réanimation de Langue Française (SRLF)

Introduction On 23–24 May 2002, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, a jury of 11 intensivists heard expert testimony that was intended
to answer five specific questions: 1) What is the epidemiology of ICU-acquired pneumonia? 2) What are the pathophysiological characteristics and pathogenesis of ICU-acquired pneumonia? 3) What are the risk factors and effective preventive measures for ICU-acquired pneumonia? 4) What is the best means to establish a diagnosis of ICU-acquired pneumonia? 5) What are the
optimal therapeutic approaches to ICU-acquired pneumonia.
The following is a synopsis of the expert testimony, the jury’s interpretation of the testimony and their recommendations.

FULL TEXT: Statement of the 4th International Consensus Conference in Critical Care on ICU-Acquired Pneumonia

Last Updated ( Monday, 08 October 2007 )

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