Impact of prior statin therapy on the outcome of patients with suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia: an observational study

INTRODUCTION: Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most commonly acquired infection in intensive care units (ICU). Its outcome is related, at least in part, to the host’s response. Statins have anti-inflammatory effects and may thus improve the outcome. We aimed to assess the impact of prior...

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Autores principales: Bruyere, Rémi, Vigneron, Clara, Prin, Sébastien, Pechinot, André, Quenot, Jean-Pierre, Aho, Serge, Papazian, Laurent, Charles, Pierre-Emmanuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24774941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13845

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4075255/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24774941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc13845

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