Construction and Validation of a Predictive Model for the Risk of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Elderly ICU Patients
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DOI: 10.1155/2023/7665184
Abstract: Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is among the most important hospital-acquired infections in an intensive-care unit setting. However, clinical practice lacks effective theoretical tools for preventing VAP in the elderly. Aim To describe the independent factors… read more here.
Keywords: elderly icu; vap elderly; risk; icu patients ... See more keywords
Deaths among the elderly with ICU infections.
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DOI: 10.1590/0034-7167-2016-0611
Abstract: Objective to evaluate the clinical outcome of elderly patients admitted to intensive care units who had nosocomial infection, correlating the findings with sociodemographic and clinical variables. Method descriptive research, performed with 308 elderly patients. The… read more here.
Keywords: clinical outcome; among elderly; elderly icu; deaths among ... See more keywords