Geographic variation in susceptibility to ventilator-associated pneumonia after traumatic injury

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 234-240

  Zarzaur, Ben L ^a   Bell, Teresa M ^a   Croce, Martin A ^a   Fabian, Timothy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Geographic information system; Injury; Trauma; Ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; SEX; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TENNESSEE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84881377713     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182924c18     Document Type: Conference Paper

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