Identification of patients at highest risk for ventilator-associated pneumonia in the surgical intensive care unit

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 179, Issue 2 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 8-11

  Richardson, Chad J ^a   Rodriguez, Jorge L ^a  

^a HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG VENTILATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0034107644     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(00)00310-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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