Current Status and Survival Impact of Infectious Disease Consultation for Multidrug-Resistant Bacteremia in Ventilated Patients: A Single-Center Experience in Korea

• Published in: Acute and critical care Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 73 - 82
• Main Authors: Kim, Insu, Kim, Won-Young, Jeoung, Eun Suk, Lee, Kwangha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Korea (South) Korean Society of Critical Care Medicine 01.05.2018; 대한중환자의학회
• Subjects: bacteremia; infectious disease medicine; intensive care units; Original; prognosis; 마취과학; infectious disease medicine; prognosis; bacteremia; intensive care units

We evaluated the current status and survival impact of infectious disease consultation (IDC) in ventilated patients with multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteremia. One hundred sixty-one consecutive patients from a single tertiary care hospital were enrolled over a 5-year period. Patients with at least on...