Severe sepsis mortality in a community teaching hospital: 1983-1985 and 1989-1990

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 116-122

  McGee, William T ^b   Steingrub, Jay S ^c   Teres, Daniel ^c   Callas, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 0030926224     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088506669701200302     Document Type: Review

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