Failure to obtain admission sputum culture is associated with higher mortality and fewer ventilator-free days for intubated pneumonia patients: a quality improvement project

Crit Care · 2014 · PMC4069528

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showed a trendP = 0.053so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Patient with SC collected showed a trend toward significantly more ventilator-free days (6.5 vs. 0, P = 0.053).

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