A formula for prediction of posttraumatic pneumonia based on early anatomic and physiologic parameters

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 724-730

  Croce, Martin A ^a   Tolley, Elizabeth A ^a   Fabian, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Formula; Prediction; Trauma; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BLUNT TRAUMA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; EFFLUENT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INJURY SCALE; INTUBATION; LAPAROTOMY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT COUNSELING; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOCK; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VENTILATOR;

ADULT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTUBATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0038747085     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000054643.54218.C5     Document Type: Article

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