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The Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (CPIS) of Pugin et al for Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia

Purpose: To evaluate a patient for ventilator-associated pneumonia using the Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score of Pugin et al.

Evaluation

Are you evaluating a patient for ventilator-associated pneumonia?

Body temperature

WBC count

Percent bands in white cell differential (enter from 0 to 100)

PaO2

mm Hg

FIO2 (enter from 0.21 to 1.00)

Is there evidence of ARDS?

Are the tracheal secretions purulent?

Tracheal suctioning during past 24 hours

• number of suctions with 0+ secretions

• number of suctions with 1+ secretions

• number of suctions with 2+ secretions

• number of suctions with 3+ secretions

• number of suctions with 4+ secretions

Select an appropriate answer for each finding

Chest X-ray

Isolate of pathogenic bacteria on culture of tracheal aspirate

Level seen in Gram stain of pathogenic bacteria found on culture

Results

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Specialty

Objective

ICD-10