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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2005-2-1
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pubmed:abstractText |
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a common infection among patients in trauma intensive care units (ICUs). It has been suggested by different investigators that VAP is an indicator of injury severity and not necessarily associated with mortality. Crude mortality rates approximating 20% have been reported for trauma patients with VAP. Most studies have involved the most severely injured patients, making it difficult to determine the relative contribution of either VAP or injury severity to death. If VAP is independently associated with mortality, this relationship should be most evident in less severely injured patients. We studied patients with less severe injuries (Injury Severity Score, ISS < 25) to determine the impact of VAP on outcomes.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
1096-2964
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
5
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
237-42
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Age Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Cause of Death,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Cohort Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Incidence,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Injury Severity Score,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Intensive Care Units,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Logistic Models,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Multiple Trauma,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Pneumonia, Bacterial,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Probability,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Retrospective Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Risk Assessment,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Sex Distribution,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Spain,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Survival Analysis,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Trauma Centers,
pubmed-meshheading:15684794-Ventilators, Mechanical
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pubmed:year |
2004
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Is ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patients an epiphenomenon or a cause of death?
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Comparative Study
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