A Bayesian decision-support system for diagnosing ventilator-associated pneumonia

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1379-1386

  Schurink, Carolina A M ^a   Visscher, Stefan ^a   Lucas, Peter J F ^b   Van Leeuwen, Henk J ^a,c   Buskens, Erik ^a   Hoff, Reinier G ^a   Hoepelman, Andy I M ^a,c   Bonten, Marc J M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bayesian network; Decision support system; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANK SUM TEST; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

AGED; BAYES THEOREM; COHORT STUDIES; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547104824     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0728-6     Document Type: Article

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