Agreement between the Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score and NHSN criteria for surveillance of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

  • Nasia Safdar University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
  • John Charles O'Horo Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
  • Rosa Mak University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
  • Joshua Medow University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3396/ijic.v9i1.10817

Abstract

This study evaluated the utility of the original and modified Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) compared with the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) surveillance definition of VAP. The kappa statistic was 0.81 when comparing original CPIS and NHSN and 0.39 when comparing modified CPIS and NHSN. The CPIS score has good correlation with NHSN criteria and may have a role in VAP surveillance. Further research is essential to identify an optimal reference standard for VAP surveillance.

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Author Biographies

Nasia Safdar, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases
John Charles O'Horo, Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN
Fellow, Critical Care/Internal Medicine
Joshua Medow, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery
Published
2013-02-07
How to Cite
Safdar, N., O’Horo, J., Mak, R., & Medow, J. (2013). Agreement between the Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score and NHSN criteria for surveillance of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia. International Journal of Infection Control, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.3396/ijic.v9i1.10817
Issue
Vol 9 No 1 (2013)
Section
Short Reports

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