Open AccessImpact of Bloodstream Infection on Outcomes Among Infected Surgical Inpatients
Author(s) -
Daniel P. Raymond,
Shawn J. Pelletier,
Traves D. Crabtree,
Thomas G. Gleason,
Timothy L. Pruett,
Robert G. Sawyer
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/00000658-200104000-00011
Subject(s) - medicine , bloodstream infection , sepsis , pneumonia , logistic regression , bacteremia , central venous catheter , disease , intensive care medicine , surgery , catheter , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
To assess the importance of bloodstream infection (BSI) to outcomes among infected surgical patients.