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. 2010 Apr;38(3):237-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.10.003. Epub 2010 Feb 19.

Interobserver variability in ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance

Michael Klompas  1
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Interobserver variability in ventilator-associated pneumonia surveillance

Michael Klompas. Am J Infect Control. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Three infection control personnel and 1 physician independently evaluated 50 ventilated patients for ventilator-associated pneumonia through retrospective chart reviews. The infection control reviewers used Centers for Disease Control and Prevention criteria; the physician used clinical judgment. Infection control personnel labelled between 11 and 20 patients with VAP (kappa = 0.40). The physician diagnosed 7 cases. Interobserver variability in the assessment of ventilator-associated pneumonia is high.

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