Construction and Validation of a Predictive Model for the Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Elderly ICU Patients

Background. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is among the most important hospital-acquired infections in an intensive-care unit setting. However, clinical practice lacks effective theoretical tools for preventing VAP in the elderly. Aim. To describe the independent factors associated with VAP i...

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Published in:	Canadian respiratory journal Vol. 2023; pp. 1 - 9
Main Authors:	Li, Shuhua, Shang, Linping, Yuan, Lirong, Li, Wei, Kang, Hongyun, Zhao, Wenting, Han, Xiaojuan, Su, Danxia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Egypt Hindawi 12.01.2023 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Aged Aged patients Antibiotics Bacterial pneumonia C-reactive protein Catheters Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Computer terminals Critical Care Evaluation Fever Gender Hospital patients Hospitals Humans Intensive Care Units Medical research Medicine, Experimental Nomograms Physiological aspects Pneumonia Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated - epidemiology Questionnaires Regression analysis Respiration, Artificial - adverse effects Retrospective Studies Risk factors Statistical models Surgery Variables Ventilator-associated pneumonia Ventilators China United States > US
ISSN:	1198-2241, 1916-7245, 1916-7245
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