Using flexible methods to determine risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in the Netherlands.

Using flexible methods to determine risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in the Netherlands.

Seven hospitals participated in the Dutch national surveillance for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and its risk factors. We analysed time-independent and time-dependent risk factors for VAP using the standard Cox regression and the flexible Weighted Cumulative Effects method (WCE) that evalua...

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Main Authors: Tjallie I I van der Kooi, Hendriek Boshuizen, Jan C Wille, Sabine C de Greeff, Jaap T van Dissel, Annelot F Schoffelen, Rolina D van Gaalen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218372

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