… predictors of mortality in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) produced
conflicting results. The present work is a meta-analysis of studies that enrolled only patients with …

… patients with influenza pneumonia, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis
of all published trials that have compared mortality between influenza pneumonia patients …

… met our criteria for severe pneumonia (6 studies; 388 patients; RR, 0.39 [CI, 0.20 to 0.77];
I 2 = 0%) but not in those that did not (6 studies; 1586 patients; RR, 1.00 [CI, 0.79 to 1.26]; I 2 …

… We performed 4 sensitivity analyses. First, we conducted an analysis on the per-protocol
population (only patients who fully complied with the respective trial protocol). Second, we …

… analysis, we compared the risk of pneumonia as an adverse event or serious adverse event
between patients who … We based our analysis on the original allocation of participants in the …

… (CAP) are pivotal for patients' safety and adequate allocation of resources. Late … meta-analyze
systematically the performance of clinical prediction rules to identify CAP patients …

… We performed a meta-analysis to determine strategies for preventing hospital-acquired
pneumonia that reduce mortality rates in critically ill patients. Selective digestive decontamination …

… Patients: patients defined CAP. Exposure: aspiration pneumonia defined as pneumonia in
patients … Comparison: confirmed pneumonia in patients who were not considered to be at high …

… studies did not contribute to the mortality meta-analysis) and wide confidence interval, we …
included in our meta-analysis showed higher severity of pneumonia with bacterial and viral …

… Only three studies, (all of acute coronary syndromes) did risk factor analysis for these events…
of pneumonia, and the use of insulin by glucose sliding scales in hospitalized patients. No …