Open AccessComparison of blind endotracheal aspiration and bronchoscopic brush biopsy sampling methods for bacteriological diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care unit
Author(s) -
Jyoti Gupta,
Vijay Kumar Nagpal,
Manpreet Kaur,
Jyoti Sharma,
Ajay Goila,
Neha Kathor
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/aer.aer_107_18
Subject(s) - medicine , intensive care unit , sampling (signal processing) , ventilator associated pneumonia , endotracheal tube , radiology , bronchoscopy , pneumonia , aspiration pneumonia , intensive care medicine , surgery , intubation , computer science , filter (signal processing) , computer vision
The diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a challenge because the clinical signs and symptoms lack both sensitivity and specificity. Further confirmation of the diagnosis of VAP can be done by other diagnostic procedures such as bronchoscopic and blind endotracheal aspiration, but the selection of either diagnostic procedure is debatable.