TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Pneumonia A1 - Doherty, Gerard M. PY - 2010 T2 - Quick Answers Surgery AB - • Leading cause of death from nosocomial infection• Aspiration of gastric contents in patients with impaired airway protective defenses, due to intubation or level of consciousness, plays central role in pathogenesis• Diagnosis can be difficult to distinguish from other likely causes of postoperative or post-injury infection SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58098023 ER -