Study finds that infections are common in ICUs worldwide
Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 17:56
in Health & Medicine
An international study that examined the extent of infections in nearly 1,300 intensive care units (ICUs) in 75 countries found that about 50 percent of the patients were considered infected, with infection associated with an increased risk of death in the hospital, according to a study in the December 2 issue of JAMA.