Risk factors for ventilator-associated pneumonia in trauma patients with torso injury: a retrospective single-center study.

Jin Young Lee Young Hoon SulSe Heon KimJin Bong YeHanlim ChoiSu Young YoonJung Hee Choi

Published in: The Journal of international medical research (2021)

Ventilator-associated pneumonia in patients with torso injury who were admitted to the ICU was highly correlated with Injury Severity Score, use of vasopressors, and insertion of a nasogastric tube.

Keyphrases

trauma patients
intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
community acquired pneumonia
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation