Derivation and validation of a nomogram for predicting nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia among older hospitalized patients

Abstract Background Currently, there is no effective tool for predicting the risk of nonventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) in older hospitalized patients. The current study aimed to develop and validate a simple nomogram and a dynamic web-based calculator for predicting the risk of NV-H...

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Main Authors: Zhihui Chen, Ziqin Xu, Hongmei Wu, Shengchun Gao, Haihong Wang, Jiaru Jiang, Xiuyang Li, Le Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-022-01941-z