RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58098023
T1 Pneumonia
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58098023
RD 2024/04/20
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