Rates and risk factors associated with hospitalization for pneumonia with ICU admission among adults

Rates and risk factors associated with hospitalization for pneumonia with ICU admission among adults

Abstract Background Pneumonia poses a significant burden to the U.S. health-care system. However, there are few data focusing on severe pneumonia, particularly cases of pneumonia associated with specialized care in intensive care units (ICU). Methods We used administrative and electronic medical rec...

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Main Authors: Aaron D. Storms, Jufu Chen, Lisa A. Jackson, James D. Nordin, Allison L. Naleway, Jason M. Glanz, Steven J. Jacobsen, Eric S. Weintraub, Nicola P. Klein, Paul M. Gargiullo, Alicia M. Fry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Pneumonia/epidemiology
Intensive care units
Hospitalization
Trends
Rates
Adult
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0552-x

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