Aerosolized Antibiotic Therapy in the Icu
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EVIDENCE DEFINITIONS Class I: Prospective randomized controlled trial. Class II: Prospective clinical study or retrospective analysis of reliable data. Includes observational, cohort, prevalence, or case control studies. Class III: Retrospective study. Includes database or registry reviews, large series of case reports, expert opinion. Technology assessment: A technology study which does not lend itself to classification in the above-mentioned format. Devices are evaluated in terms of their accuracy, reliability, therapeutic potential, or cost effectiveness.
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