Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Like Real Estate: Location Really Matters
Eckert MJ, Davis KA, Reed RL, Esposito TJ, Santaniello JM, Poulakidas S, Gamelli RL, Luchette FA. Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Like Real Estate: Location Really Matters. Journal Of Trauma And Acute Care Surgery 2006, 60: 104-110. PMID: 16456443, DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000197376.98296.7c.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVentilator-associated pneumoniaLogistic regression analysisLower injury severityField intubationTrauma patientsInjury severityDevelopment of VAPHigher Glasgow Coma Scale scoreLower Injury Severity ScoreGlasgow Coma Scale scoreEmergency department intubationInjury Severity ScoreRegression analysisED intubationRetrospective reviewPrehospital intubationSeverity scoreTrauma ScoreInpatient rateIntubationHigh incidencePneumoniaPatientsED groupScale score