Decreased Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Sepsis Due to Intra-Abdominal Infection.

Decreased Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Sepsis Due to Intra-Abdominal Infection.

Experimental studies suggest that intra-abdominal infection (IAI) induces biological alterations that may affect the risk of lung infection.To investigate the potential effect of IAI at ICU admission on the subsequent occurrence of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).We used data entered into the...

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Main Authors: François Philippart, Gaëlle Bouroche, Jean-François Timsit, Maité Garrouste-Orgeas, Elie Azoulay, Michael Darmon, Christophe Adrie, Bernard Allaouchiche, Claire Ara-Somohano, Stéphane Ruckly, Anne-Sylvie Dumenil, Bertrand Souweine, Dany Goldgran-Toledano, Lila Bouadma, Benoît Misset, Outcomerea study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4560443?pdf=render

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