Comparison of thyroid hormone and cortisol measurements with APACHE II and TISS scoring systems as predictors of mortality in the medical intensive care unit

Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-17

  Arem, Ridha ^a,c   Thornby, John I ^b   Deppe, Scott A ^a  

^a BEN TAUB GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; THYROID HORMONE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031052392     PISSN: 08850666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088506669701200102     Document Type: Review

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