Timing of Antimicrobial Therapy after Identification of Ventilator-Associated Condition Is Not Associated with Mortality in Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia: A Cohort Study

PURPOSE: Delays in antimicrobial therapy increase mortality in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The more objective ventilator-associated complications (VAC) are increasingly used for quality reporting. It is unknown if delays in antimicrobial administration, after patients meet VAC criteria, l...

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Autores principales: Amaral, André C. K. B., Holder, Michael W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4026417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24840503
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097575

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