Table 4 Alternative pulmonary and infectious diagnoses in patients included in the non-VAP groupa
From: Clara cell protein in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid: a predictor of ventilator-associated pneumonia?
Alternative diagnoses | Patients n (%) |
|---|---|
Alternative pulmonary diagnosis | Â |
   Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 25 (21) |
   Congestive heart failure | 20 (17) |
   Diffuse alveolar damage | 9 (8) |
   Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis | 5 (4) |
   Autoimmune disease | 4 (3) |
   Pulmonary contusion | 3 (2.5) |
   Pulmonary oedema of unknown origin | 3 (2.5) |
   Eosinophilic pneumonia | 2 (1.5) |
   Pneumocystis pneumonia | 2 (1.5) |
   Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia | 1 (1) |
   Drug-induced pneumonia | 1 (1) |
   Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1 (1) |
   Sarcoidosis | 1 (1) |
   Aspergillus fumigatus infection | 1 (1) |
   Legionella pneumophila infection | 1 (1) |
   No diagnosis | 16 (14) |
   No pulmonary disease | 22 (19) |
Total (n) | 117 |
Alternative infectious diagnosis | Â |
   Intravenous catheter-related infection | 7 (6) |
   Urosepsis | 5 (4) |
   Peritonitis | 2 (1.5) |
   Mediastinitis | 2 (1.5) |
   Encephalitis | 1 (1) |
   Abdominal abscess | 1 (1) |
   No infectious focus found | 99 (85) |
Total (n) | 117 |