Ventilation-associated pneumonia after intubation in the prehospital or the emergency unit

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-63

  Decelle, Lydie ^a   Thys, Frédéric ^a   Zech, Francis ^a   Verschuren, Franck ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Emergency; Intubation; Ventilation associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY ASPIRATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84872171562     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3283501677     Document Type: Article

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