Outcome and attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia among intensive care unit patients in a suburban medical center.

DK, Warren; SJ, Shukla; MA, Olsen; MH, Kollef; CS, Hollenbeak; MJ, Cox; MM, Cohen; VJ, Fraser

doi:10.1097/01.ccm.0000063087.93157.06

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Outcome and attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia among intensive care unit patients in a suburban medical center.

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Warren DK

Shukla SJ

Olsen MA

Abstract

Objective To determine the attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia from a hospital-based cost perspective, after adjusting for potential confounders.Design Patients admitted between January 19, 1998, and December 31, 1999, were followed prospectively for the occurrence of ventilator-ass...

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