Gender disparity in ventilator-associated pneumonia following trauma: Identifying risk factors for mortality

Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 161-165

  Sharpe, John P ^a   Magnotti, Louis J ^a   Weinberg, Jordan A ^a   Brocker, Jason A ^a   Schroeppel, Thomas J ^a   Zarzaur, Ben L ^a   Fabian, Timothy C ^a   Croce, Martin A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Gender; mortality; trauma; ventilator associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALKALOSIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COLONY FORMING UNIT; FEMALE; GENDER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADULT; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84903772046     PISSN: 21630755     EISSN: 21630763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0000000000000251     Document Type: Article

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