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The influence of inadequate antimicrobial treatment of bloodstream infections on patient outcomes in the ICU setting.
- E. Ibrahim, G. Sherman, S. Ward, V. Fraser, M. Kollef
- Medicine
- Chest
- 1 July 2000
STUDY OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the relationship between the adequacy of antimicrobial treatment for bloodstream infections and clinical outcomes among patients requiring ICU admission.
DESIGN… Expand
Inadequate antimicrobial treatment of infections: a risk factor for hospital mortality among critically ill patients.
- M. Kollef, G. Sherman, S. Ward, V. Fraser
- Medicine
- Chest
- 1 February 1999
STUDY OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the relationship between inadequate antimicrobial treatment of infections (both community-acquired and nosocomial infections) and hospital mortality for patients requiring… Expand
Clinical importance of delays in the initiation of appropriate antibiotic treatment for ventilator-associated pneumonia.
- M. Iregui, S. Ward, G. Sherman, V. Fraser, M. Kollef
- Medicine
- Chest
- 1 July 2002
STUDY OBJECTIVES
To determine the influence of initially delayed appropriate antibiotic treatment (IDAAT) on the outcomes of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
SETTING
Medical ICU… Expand
The influence of mini-BAL cultures on patient outcomes: implications for the antibiotic management of ventilator-associated pneumonia.
STUDY OBJECTIVE
To determine the influence of mini-BAL culture results on subsequent changes in antibiotic therapy and patient outcomes.
DESIGN
Prospective, single-center, cohort study.
SETTING… Expand
Experience with a clinical guideline for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia
- E. Ibrahim, S. Ward, G. Sherman, R. Schaiff, V. Fraser, M. Kollef
- Medicine
- Critical care medicine
- 1 June 2001
Objective To evaluate a clinical guideline for the treatment of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Design Prospective before-and-after study design. Setting A medical intensive care unit from a… Expand
A randomized controlled trial of an antibiotic discontinuation policy for clinically suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate an antibiotic discontinuation policy for clinically suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
DESIGN
Prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial.
SETTING
A… Expand
A comparative analysis of patients with early-onset vs late-onset nosocomial pneumonia in the ICU setting.
- E. Ibrahim, S. Ward, G. Sherman, M. Kollef
- Medicine
- Chest
- 1 May 2000
STUDY OBJECTIVE
To compare the clinical outcomes of critically ill patients developing early-onset nosocomial pneumonia (NP; ie, within 96 h of ICU admission) and late-onset NP (ie, occurring after… Expand
A randomized multicenter trial of crotalinae polyvalent immune Fab (ovine) antivenom for the treatment for crotaline snakebite in the United States.
- R. Dart, S. Seifert, +9 authors R. S. Porter
- Medicine
- Archives of internal medicine
- 10 September 2001
BACKGROUND
Current therapy for crotaline snakebite includes antivenin (Crotalidae) polyvalent, an antivenom with numerous adverse effects. We compared the efficacy and safety of 2 dosing regimens… Expand
Inadequate treatment of nosocomial infections is associated with certain empiric antibiotic choices
ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to determine the impact of scheduled changes of antibiotic classes, used for the empirical treatment of suspected or documented Gram-negative bacterial… Expand
Hospital mortality for patients with bacteremia due to Staphylococcus aureus or Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
- Stephen B Osmon, S. Ward, V. Fraser, M. Kollef
- Medicine
- Chest
- 1 February 2004
STUDY OBJECTIVES
To evaluate the relationship between hospital mortality and bloodstream infections due to Staphylococcus aureus or Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
DESIGN
Prospective cohort study.
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