Reposted by Rebecca Kumar
New #ECMOID paper out today!
VAP/HAP are most common ECMO infections, BUT difficult to diagnose due to:
1) Difficulty seeing infiltrates on CXR in ARDS
2) Colonization
We eval’ed factors associated with ➕ cx in ECMO
#IDSky
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
On a personal note (paper #50!)
journals.sagepub.com
Clinical characteristics associated with positive respiratory cultures in patients receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation - Bryce D. Warren, Erika O’Neil, Michal J. Sobieszczyk, Joseph E. Marcu...
Introduction Hospital – acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator – associated pneumonia (VAP) represent a significant healthcare burden with increased mortality ...