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Between July 1985 and March 1986 all of the 161 consecutive admissions to the unspecified medico-surgical ICU were studied. The principal patient categories on admission were: post-surgery, 43%; medical, 25.5%; trauma, 14%; sepsis, 9%; drug overdose, 6%; shock, 2%. The mean APACHE II [2] and sepsis scores [3] on admission were 13 (SD 7.4) and 11 (SD 6.3) respectively. Antibiotic treatment was determined by clinical evidence of infection plus microbiological findings. Combinations of systemic aminoglycosides and β-lactams, often with metronidazole, were extensively used.
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Ramsay, G. (1989). Prospective Study of Colonization, Infection and Mortality Rates during Conventional Therapy: Glasgow Data [1]. In: van Saene, H.K.F., Stoutenbeek, C.P., Lawin, P., Ledingham, I.M. (eds) Infection Control in Intensive Care Units by Selective Decontamination. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 7. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83752-4_11
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