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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-4-7
pubmed:abstractText
Methods for estimating the excess mortality attributable to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) should handle VAP as a time-dependent covariate, since the probability of experiencing VAP increases with the time on mechanical ventilation. VAP-attributable mortality (VAP-AM) varies with definitions, case-mix, causative microorganisms, and treatment adequacy. Our objectives here were to compare VAP-AM estimates obtained using a traditional cohort analysis, a multistate progressive disability model, and a matched-cohort analysis; and to compare VAP-AM estimates according to VAP characteristics.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1432-1238
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
36
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
781-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Attributable mortality of ventilator-associated pneumonia: respective impact of main characteristics at ICU admission and VAP onset using conditional logistic regression and multi-state models.
pubmed:affiliation
INSERM U823, University Grenoble 1, Albert Bonniot Institute, Grenoble, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't