Assessment of ventilator-associated pneumonia by combining 8-isoprostane and nitric oxide levels in exhaled breath condensate with the clinical pulmonary infection score

摘要

To investigate the effectiveness of combining the 8-isoprostane and nitric oxide (NO) levels in exhaled breath condensate (EBC) with the clinical pulmonary infection score (CPIS) to assess ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients on mechanical ventilation.