Clinical analysis of 105 cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia after heart surgery

Chinese Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 825-829

  Sheng, Wei ^a   Chi, Yi Fan ^a   Hou, Wen Ming ^a   Sun, Long ^a   Niu, Zhao Zhuo ^a   Sun, Yong ^a   Lin, Ming Shan ^a  

^a QINGDAO MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Cardiac surgical procedures; Pneumonia, ventilator associated; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL STUDY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84869114287     PISSN: 02533758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-3758.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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