Ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric trauma patients

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 491-494

  Taira, Breena R ^a   Fenton, Kimberly E ^a   Lee, Thomas K ^a   Meng, Hongdao ^a   McCormack, Jane E ^a   Huang, Emily ^a   Singer, Adam J ^a   Scriven, Richard J ^a   Shapiro, Marc J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Incidence; Pediatric trauma; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LUNG CONTUSION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT DURATION; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 70349269850     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3181a3108d     Document Type: Article

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