Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
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Lead
University of Miami
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Surgical patient
2. Early VAP, defined as VAP occurring within 2 - 7 days of intubation (via endotracheal or tracheostomy tube) (9). VAP will be defined according to local institutional protocol.
3. Hospital length of stay (LOS) \< 10 days at the time of VAP diagnosis.
4. Patients are willing to provide informed consent or their Legally Authorized Representative (LAR) is willing to provide informed consent on their behalf when the patient is unable (i.e., cognitively impaired from sedation on a ventilator)