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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Letter to the Editor

Ventilator associated pneumonia or ventilator induced pneumonia

Authors: Zahid Hussain Khan, Piero Ceriana, Claudio F. Donner

Published in: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Ventilator associated pneumonia currently in vogue seems to have some pitfalls as far as the nomenclature is concerned and thus it imparts an erroneous impression to the reader. As the driving force is in fact the ventilator, the phraseology should preferably be changed to ventilator induced pneumonia to convey the in depth meaning of the term thus evading the terminology currently in practice. A new and emerging paradigm dealing with all side effects of mechanical ventilation can be helpful to solve this etymological conflict.
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Metadata
Title
Ventilator associated pneumonia or ventilator induced pneumonia
Authors
Zahid Hussain Khan
Piero Ceriana
Claudio F. Donner
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2049-6958
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s40248-017-0086-3

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