Risk factors and outcomes of lower respiratory tract infections after traumatic brain injury: a retrospective observational study

Risk factors and outcomes of lower respiratory tract infections after traumatic brain injury: a retrospective observational study

BackgroundTraumatic brain injury (TBI) is a public health problem with a high burden in terms of disability and death. Infections are a common complication, with respiratory infections being the most frequent. Most available studies have addressed the impact of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)...

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Main Authors: Eder Caceres, Juan C. Olivella, Miguel Yanez, Emilio Viñan, Laura Estupiñan, Natalia Boada, Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Luis Felipe Reyes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
traumatic brain injury
hospital-acquired pneumonia
ventilator-associated tracheitis
ventilator-associated pneumonia
multiple trauma
acute brain injury
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1077371/full

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