Epidemiology of severe sepsis in the United States: Analysis of incidence, outcome, and associated costs of care

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1303-1310

  Angus, Derek C ^a   Linde Zwirble, Walter T ^b   Lidicker, Jeffrey ^b   Clermont, Gilles ^a   Carcillo, Joseph ^a   Pinsky, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Health Process Management (WTL Z JL) Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; Intensive care; Mortality; Organ failure; Outcome; Resource use; Sepsis; Sepsis syndrome; Severe sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SEPSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034958947     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200107000-00002     Document Type: Article

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