Incidence and mortality of severe sepsis in surgical intensive care patients: The influence of patient gender on disease process and outcome

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 167-172

  Wichmann, M W ^a   Inthorn, D ^a   Andress, H J ^a   Schildberg, F W ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Clinical study; Gender; Intensive care therapy; Mortality; Septic shock; Severe sepsis

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NEWBORN; SEPTIC SHOCK; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034112161     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050041     Document Type: Article

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