Does invasive diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia during off-hours delay treatment?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 734-737

  Luyt, Charles Edouard ^a   Combes, Alain ^a   Nieszkowska, Ania ^a   Reynaud, Catherine ^a   Tonnellier, Marc ^a   Trouillet, Jean Louis ^a   Chastre, Jean ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Appropriate treatment; Bronchoalveolar lavage; Invasive strategy; Off hours; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; WORK SCHEDULE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; BRONCHOSCOPY; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947539366     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0562-x     Document Type: Article

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