Concepedia

Predictors of 30-Day Mortality and Hospital Costs in Patients With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Attributed to Potentially Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacteria

Katherine E. Kollef, Garrett E. Schramm, Angela Wills, Richard M. Reichley, Scott T. Micek, Marin H. Kollef

CHEST Journal · 2008 · 228 citations · 20 references

Concepts

Ventilator-associated Pneumonia AttributedAntibioticsHealthcare-associated InfectionRespiratory InfectionHospital Epidemiology30-Day MortalityInfection ControlMedicineClinical MicrobiologyAntimicrobial ResistanceHospital Costs

References

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APACHE II-A Severity of Disease Classification System

William A. Knaus, Elizabeth A. Draper, Douglas P. Wagner et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 1986 · 13.4K citations

Epidemiology, Engineering, Data Mining +15

William A. Knaus, Elizabeth A. Draper, Douglas P. Wagner et al. · Critical Care Medicine · 1985 · 13.4K citations

Epidemiology, Acute Care, Patient Safety +9

Guidelines for the Management of Adults with Hospital-acquired, Ventilator-associated, and Healthcare-associated Pneumonia

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine · 2005 · 5.8K citations

Clinical Management, Pulmonary Care, Acute Care +6

Nosocomial pneumonia in ventilated patients: A cohort study evaluating attributable mortality and hospital stay

Jean-Yves Fagon, Jean Chastre, Allan J. Hance et al. · The American Journal of Medicine · 1993 · 1.2K citations

Acute Care, Clinical Epidemiology, Patient Safety +8

Diagnosis of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia by Bacteriologic Analysis of Bronchoscopic and Nonbronchoscopic “Blind” Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid

Jérôme Pugin, R Auckenthaler, Nabil Mili et al. · American Review of Respiratory Disease · 1991 · 1.1K citations