Experience with Pneumonia in Acutely Burned Patients Requiring Ventilator Support

• Published in: The American surgeon Vol. 66; no. 2; pp. 206 - 209
• Main Authors: Still, Joseph, Newton, Terry, Friedman, Bruce, Furhman, Steve, Law, Edward, Dawson, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2000; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Adult; Burns; Burns - complications; Burns - therapy; Cross Infection - epidemiology; Cross Infection - etiology; Cross Infection - microbiology; Health care; Humans; Medical disorders; Pneumonia; Pneumonia - epidemiology; Pneumonia - etiology; Pneumonia - microbiology; Ventilators, Mechanical - adverse effects

Acutely burned patients requiring ventilatory support who developed pneumonia while in the hospital were retrospectively reviewed. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) clinical criteria for pneumonia are based on clinical findings, radiographic findings, and culture data. During an 1...