Attenuated hypocholesterolemia following severe trauma signals risk for late ventilator-associated pneumonia, ventilator dependency, and death: a retrospective study of consecutive patients
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Post-traumatic ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a substantial clinical problem that increases hospital costs and typically adds to the duration of mechanical ventilation. We evaluated the impact of VAP on ventilator days. We...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-03-01
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| Series: | Lipids in Health and Disease |
| Online Access: | http://www.lipidworld.com/content/10/1/42 |