Incidence of pneumonia in an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in Fortaleza - CE

• Main Authors: Emanuela Lima Bezerra (Author), Ana Isabel Fechine Lima (Author), Anna Raquel Ramos Nóbrega (Author), Débora da Nóbrega Barroso (Author), Hélio Angelo Donadi (Author), Jaqueline Gomes de Souza Santos (Author), Marta Maria Costa Freitas (Author), Hilça Maria de Azevedo Parente (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de Fortaleza, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence of pneumonia in an intensive care unit (ICU) of a teaching hospital in Fortaleza - CE, Brazil, verifying the mortality of patients with ventilatorassociatedpneumonia (VAP) and identifying possible risk factors for VAP. Methods: A quantitative, case series, and...