Management of Adults With Hospital-acquired and Ventilator-associated Pneumonia: 2016 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the American Thoracic Society

André C. Kalil(University of Nebraska Medical Center), Mark L. Metersky(University of Connecticut), Michael Klompas(Brigham and Women's Hospital), John Muscedere(Queen's University), Daniel A. Sweeney(University of California System), Lucy B. Palmer(State University of New York), Lena M. Napolitano(University of Michigan), Naomi P. O’Grady(National Institutes of Health), John G. Bartlett(Johns Hopkins University), Jordi Carratalà(Bellvitge University Hospital), Ali A. El Solh(VA Western New York Healthcare System), Santiago Ewig(Augusta-Kranken-Anstalt), Paul D. Fey(University of Nebraska Medical Center), Thomas M. File(Summa Health System), Marcos I. Restrepo(The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center), Jason A. Roberts(The University of Queensland), Grant Waterer(The University of Western Australia), Peggy Cruse(National Jewish Health), Shandra L. Knight(National Jewish Health), Jan Brożek(McMaster University)
Clinical Infectious Diseases
July 14, 2016
10.1093/cid/ciw353
Cited by 3,889Open Access
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Abstract

It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular patients or special clinical situations. IDSA considers adherence to these guidelines to be voluntary, with the ultimate determination regarding their application to be made by the physician in the light of each patient's individual circumstances.These guidelines are intended for use by healthcare professionals who care for patients at risk for hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), including specialists in infectious diseases, pulmonary diseases, critical care, and surgeons, anesthesiologists, hospitalists, and any clinicians and healthcare providers caring for hospitalized patients with nosocomial pneumonia. The panel's recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of HAP and VAP are based upon evidence derived from topic-specific systematic literature reviews.

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