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Evaluation of new diagnostic technologies

Journal article

Evaluation of new diagnostic technologies

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To present criteria to aid intensive care workers in the assessment of diagnostic technologies, using the example of bronchoalveolar lavage for the evaluation of ventilator-associated pneumonia. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE was used to search for articles published from 1969 to the present that concerned diagnostic tests, diagnostic technology, pneumonia, and critically ill patients.

Authors

COOK DJ; BRUN-BUISSON C; GUYATT GH; SIBBALD WJ

Journal

Critical Care Medicine, Vol. 22, No. 8, pp. 1314–1322

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

8 1994

DOI

10.1097/00003246-199408000-00016

ISSN

0090-3493

Associated Experts

Deborah Cook

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

Gordon Guyatt

Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences

Labels

Fields of Research (FoR)

32 Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 3202 Clinical sciences 4205 Nursing

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Critical Care Cross Infection Decision Making Diffusion of Innovation Evaluation Studies as Topic Humans Immunocompromised Host Outcome Assessment, Health Care Pneumonia Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Respiration, Artificial Sensitivity and Specificity Technology Assessment, Biomedical Therapeutic Irrigation

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