Resource-saving advice from an infectious diseases specialist team in a large university hospital: an exportable model?
Resource-saving advices were possible in 41% of cases. Recent surgery, having a central venous catheter, bloodstream, abdominal, surgical site or bone and joint infections were correlated to a higher probability of receiving R-SA.
These findings are consistent with the premise that ongoing delayed neuronal death, in part mediated by apoptosis, contributes to the progression of cerebral infarction during the recovery period, and its inhibition can provide sustained neuroprotection.