Pneumonia in head-injured and severe trauma patients

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 435-441

  Sirgo, Gonzalo ^a   Bodí, Maria ^b   Díaz, Emili ^b   Rello, Jordi ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Multiple trauma; Risk factors; Treatment; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; METICILLIN;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMA; COMORBIDITY; COST; CRANIOTOMY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENTERIC FEEDING; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG INFILTRATE; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036812415     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-35714     Document Type: Review

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