Evaluation of nonresponding patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

Clinical Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 290-295

  Ioanas, Malina ^a   Ferrer, Ricard ^a   Angrill, Joaquim ^a   Raño, Ana ^a   Soler, N ^a   Agusti, C ^a   Torres, Antoni ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Investigation; Nonresponse; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; CREATININE;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ATELECTASIS; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BRONCHIOLITIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EMPYEMA; FEVER; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; LEGIONELLA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LUNG ABSCESS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SINUSITIS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TRACHEA MUCUS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VENTILATOR;

EID: 0034814016     PISSN: 10680640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00045413-200109000-00006     Document Type: Review

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