Factors Associated with Mortality in Critically Ill Patients Diagnosed with Hospital Acquired Infections.
Matheus L OteroRodrigo C MenezesIsabella Brige Bonifácio FerreiraFrancine L IssaGabriel AgarenoThomas Azevedo CarmoMaría B ArriagaKiyoshi F FukutaniLicurgo Pamplona NetoSydney AgarenoNivaldo M Filgueiras FilhoKevan M AkramiBruno Bezerril AndradePublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2020)
Risk of death in those with HAI is associated with obtundation and septic shock, in addition to vasopressor use. Host factors, rather than pathogen-specific characteristics or infecting site, impact risk of death related to HAI in the ICU.