Abstract
Risk factors for pneumonia were analysed in a large population of critically ill patients, collected in two prospective multicentre "pneumonia studies" in Italy. Twenty-three intensive care units were involved and the study time was 150 unit months. Only patients without previous pulmonary infection, with intensive care unit stay ≥ 48 hours and no rapidly irreversible illness at admission were included. The incidence of pneumonia in the 1475 selected patients was 15% (220 cases). 239 patients died in ICU; the mortality rate was significantly higher in patients developing pneumonia (p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 320-327 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | European Journal of Epidemiology |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1991 |
Keywords
- Intensive care unit
- Mortality
- Pneumonia
- Risk factors
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology