Antibiotics De-Escalation in the Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Study on Propensity Score Matching Method

Antibiotics De-Escalation in the Treatment of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Trauma Patients: A Retrospective Study on Propensity Score Matching Method

Background: Antimicrobial de-escalation refers to starting the antimicrobial treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics, followed by narrowing the drug spectrum according to culture results. The present study evaluated the effect of de-escalation on ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in trauma pat...

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Main Authors: Hu Li, Chun-Hui Yang, Li-Ou Huang, Yu-Hui Cui, Dan Xu, Chun-Rong Wu, Jian-Guo Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2018-01-01
Series:Chinese Medical Journal
Subjects:
De-Escalation; Propensity Score Matching; Trauma; Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Online Access:http://www.cmj.org/article.asp?issn=0366-6999;year=2018;volume=131;issue=10;spage=1151;epage=1157;aulast=Li

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