Compliance with a Procalcitonin-Based Protocol in Patients with Ventilation-Associated Pneumonia: An Observational, Retrospective Study

• Main Authors: Matthieu Rossi (Author), Louis Delamarre (Author), Gary Duclos (Author), Ines Lakbar (Author), Emmanuelle Hammad (Author), Charlotte Arbelot (Author), Laurent Zieleskiewicz (Author), Marc Leone (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) protocols to guide antibiotic treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in the intensive care unit aim at reducing antibiotic exposure. Our study goal was to measure compliance with a PCT protocol for VAP and to determine the associated variables. Methods: F...