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

Blot, MUHAMMET; Koulenti, Despoina; Dimopoulos, George; Martin, Claude; Komnos, Apostolos; Krueger, Wolfgang; Spina, Giuseppe; Armaganidis, Apostolos; Rello, Jordi

doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000435665.07446.50

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, Scopus)

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.