Long-term medical utilization following ventilator-associated pneumonia in acute stroke and traumatic brain injury patients: A case-control study

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Yang, Chih Chieh ^a   Shih, Nai Ching ^a   Chang, Wen Chiung ^b   Huang, San Kuei ^c   Chien, Ching Wen ^d  

^a LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Bureau of National Health Insurance Taiwan   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

acute hemorrhagic stroke; acute ischemic stroke; ICU; longitudinal study; medical utilization; traumatic brain injury; ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; STROKE; TIME; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT READMISSION; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80054995677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-289     Document Type: Article

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