Intensive care acquired infection is an independent risk factor for hospital mortality: A prospective cohort study

Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Ylipalosaari, Pekka ^a   Ala Kokko, Tero I ^a   Laurila, Jouko ^a   Ohtonen, Pasi ^a   Syrjälä, Hannu ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INFECTION; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; CANCER; CATHETER INFECTION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SINUSITIS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33750365730     PISSN: 13648535     EISSN: 1466609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/cc4902     Document Type: Article

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