Is type 2 diabetes mellitus in mechanically ventilated adult trauma patients potentially related to the occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumonia?
Background: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of lung infection that typically affects critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation (MV) in the intensive care unit (ICU). Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are considered to be more susceptible to several types o...
Main Authors: | Hadi Darvishi Khezri, Abbas Alipour, Amir Emami Zeydi, Abolfazl Firuzian, Ghahraman Mahmudi, Melody Omrani Nava |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2016-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Research in Medical Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.jmsjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-1995;year=2016;volume=21;issue=1;spage=19;epage=19;aulast=Khezri |
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