Is ventilator-associated pneumonia an independent risk factor for death?

Anesthesiology

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 554-560

  Bregeon, Fabienne ^a   Ciais, Véronique ^b   Carret, Vincent ^b   Gregoire, Régine ^b   Saux, Pierre ^b   Gainnier, Marc ^b   Thirion, Xavier ^b   Drancourt, Michel ^b   Auffray, Jean Pierre ^b   Papazian, Laurent ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b Hopitaux Sud AP HM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0035094882     PISSN: 00033022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200104000-00005     Document Type: Article

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