PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Martin-Loeches, Ignacio
AU  - Zampieri, Fernando
AU  - Povoa, Pedro
AU  - Ranzani, Otavio
AU  - Bos, Lieuwe D.
AU  - Aliberti, Stefano
AU  - Torres, Antoni
ED  - ,
TI  - Respiratory research networks in Europe and beyond: aims, achievements and aspirations for the 21st century
AID  - 10.1183/20734735.009217
DP  - 2017 Sep 01
TA  - Breathe
PG  - 209--215
VI  - 13
IP  - 3
4099  - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/13/3/209.short
4100  - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/13/3/209.full
SO  - Breathe2017 Sep 01; 13
AB  - Healthcare-associated infection, such as intensive care unit (ICU)-related respiratory infections, remain the most frequently encountered morbidity of ICU admission, prolonging hospital stay and increasing mortality rates. The epidemiology of ICU-related respiratory infections, particularly nonventilated ICU-associated pneumonia and ventilator-associated tracheobronchitis, appears to be quite different among different countries. European countries have different prevalence, patterns and mechanism of resistance, as well as different treatments chosen by different attending physicians. The classical clinical research process in respiratory infections consists of the following loop: 1) identification of knowledge gaps; 2) systematic review and search for adequate answers; 3) generation of study hypotheses; 4) design of study protocols; 5) collection clinical data; 6) analysis and interpretation of the results; and 7) implementation of the results in clinical practice.Learn about ENIRRI, an @ERStalk Clinical Research Collaboration http://ow.ly/ct6m30dbXiP