The 77 cases of sinusitis seen in 72 patients admitted to the Briançon Hospital between
January 1, 1993, and June 30, 1996, were studied. One or both maxillary sinuses were …

A prospective observational cohort study of nosocomial sinusitis was carried out in two
medical intensive care units. Sinusitis was diagnosed by computed tomographic scanning …

Hospital infectious sinusitis resulting from nasotracheal intubation is common. A prospective
study was undertaken between October 1986 and January 1988 of 46 patients who had …

Nosocomial sinusitis is a complication of endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation
in critically ill patients. Its incidence is often underestimated because of a lack of clinical …

We performed a 2-year microbiological study of specimens of sinus fluid recovered from
patients with suspected nosocomial sinusitis in six intensive care units. Over that period, 103 …

Sinusitis is a complication known to accompany nasotracheal intubation, but its frequency
has not been well established. During a two-year-period, 1,126 patients in an intensive care …

Nearly all of the advances in the management of acute respiratory failure during the last 30
years have ultimately depended on the clinician's ability to prevent and treat nosocomial …

Nosocomial sinusitis has long been established as a complication of endotracheal
intubation, predominantly the nasotracheal route, in critically ill patients. Prolonged …

Nosocomial sinusitis continues to be a major problem causing morbidity and occasionally
mortality in critically ill patients. Recent findings have suggested that a careful search for this …

Sinusitis is a complication of endotracheal intubation in intensive care unit (ICU) patients [1].
It is often associated with nosocomial pneumonia, with the same pathogen cultured from …