Impact of bloodstream infections on ICU mortality

Autor: M Michalia, M Kompoti, P Clouva-Molyvdas, M Charitidi, I Vassiliadis, G Kallitsi
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Critical Care
ISSN: 1364-8535
Popis: Previous studies have investigated the impact of different types of bloodstream infection (BSI) (primary, secondary, catheter-related) on the outcome of critically ill patients, including only the first BSI episode in the analysis [1-3]. Our study aimed at evaluating the impact of different BSI types on ICU mortality including the total number of each type of BSI in the analysis.
Databáze: OpenAIRE