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The Occurrence of Pneumonia Diagnosis Among Neurosurgical Patients: The Definition Matters

The Occurrence of Pneumonia Diagnosis Among Neurosurgical Patients: The Definition Matters Neurocrit Care (2012) 16:123–129 DOI 10.1007/s12028-011-9570-3 ORIG IN AL ARTI CLE The Occurrence of Pneumonia Diagnosis Among Neurosurgical Patients: The Definition Matters • • • Petri Kuusinen Tero Ala-Kokko Airi Jartti • • Lauri Ahvenjarvi Pirjo Saynajakangas Pasi Ohtonen Hannu Syrjala Published online: 15 June 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 Abstract 0.68 (95% CI; 0.55–0.80). In group A, there were 34 false Background Diagnosis of pneumonia in the hospital set- positive cases according to criterion B and 25 according to ting is a challenge due to the absence of a generally criterion C. Pneumonia cases were identified according to accepted pneumonia definition. criterion D in 13 (3.3%), E in 35 (9.0%), and F in 51 Methods We prospectively evaluated six different clini- (13.1%) cases, respectively. cal criteria for diagnosing pneumonia—physician’s diag- Conclusions There was great variability in the presence nosis (A), was compared to common methods, i.e., general of pneumonia among neurosurgical patients, depending on surveillance method (B), consensus clinical criteria (C), the criteria used. Our results support the idea that a more and other three criteria (D, E, and F) among 390 neuro- exact method for pneumonia diagnosis should be imple- surgical patients treated in either the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Neurocritical Care Springer Journals

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Copyright © 2011 by Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
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Medicine & Public Health; Neurology; Internal Medicine
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1541-6933
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1556-0961
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10.1007/s12028-011-9570-3
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21674278
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Neurocrit Care (2012) 16:123–129 DOI 10.1007/s12028-011-9570-3 ORIG IN AL ARTI CLE The Occurrence of Pneumonia Diagnosis Among Neurosurgical Patients: The Definition Matters • • • Petri Kuusinen Tero Ala-Kokko Airi Jartti • • Lauri Ahvenjarvi Pirjo Saynajakangas Pasi Ohtonen Hannu Syrjala Published online: 15 June 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011 Abstract 0.68 (95% CI; 0.55–0.80). In group A, there were 34 false Background Diagnosis of pneumonia in the hospital set- positive cases according to criterion B and 25 according to ting is a challenge due to the absence of a generally criterion C. Pneumonia cases were identified according to accepted pneumonia definition. criterion D in 13 (3.3%), E in 35 (9.0%), and F in 51 Methods We prospectively evaluated six different clini- (13.1%) cases, respectively. cal criteria for diagnosing pneumonia—physician’s diag- Conclusions There was great variability in the presence nosis (A), was compared to common methods, i.e., general of pneumonia among neurosurgical patients, depending on surveillance method (B), consensus clinical criteria (C), the criteria used. Our results support the idea that a more and other three criteria (D, E, and F) among 390 neuro- exact method for pneumonia diagnosis should be imple- surgical patients treated in either the

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