Trauma patient hospital-associated infections: Risks and outcomes

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 188-194

  Lazarus, Harrison M ^a   Fox, Jolene ^a   Burke, John P ^a   Lloyd, James F ^a   Snow, Gregory L ^a   Mehta, Rajesh R ^a   Evans, R Scott ^a   Abouzelof, Rouett ^a   Taylor, Carrie ^a   Stevens, Mark H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Hospital associated infection; Nosocomial; Outcome measures; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVICE INFECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 24644493449     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000171535.75484.DF     Document Type: Article

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