Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Mortality for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Middle-Aged, Old, and Very Old Critically Ill Patients

Blot S., Koulenti D., Dimopoulos G., Martin C., Komnos A., Krueger W. A., ...Daha Fazla

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE, cilt.42, sa.3, ss.601-609, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/01.ccm.0000435665.07446.50
  • Dergi Adı: CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.601-609
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: elderly, geriatric, infection, intensive care, mortality, outcome, pneumonia, risk factors, ESCHERICHIA-COLI PNEUMONIA, BLOOD-STREAM INFECTIONS, ELDERLY-PATIENTS, INTENSIVE-CARE, ATTRIBUTABLE MORTALITY, ORGAN FAILURE, HEALTH-CARE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PREVENTION, SEPSIS
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: We investigated the epidemiology of ventilator-associated pneumonia in elderly ICU patients. More precisely, we assessed prevalence, risk factors, signs and symptoms, causative bacterial pathogens, and associated outcomes.