Infection as an independent risk factor for mortality in the surgical intensive care unit

Clinics

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1103-1108

  Carlos Junior, Toufen ^a   Franca, Suelene Aires ^a   Okamoto, Valdelis N ^b   Salge, João Marcos ^a   Carvalho, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b A C CAMARGO CANCER CENTER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Infection control; Intraabdominal surgery; Nosocomial infections; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84884263426     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2013(08)07     Document Type: Article

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