Objective estimates of the incidence and consequences of multiple organ dysfunction and sepsis after burn trauma

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 510-515

  Cumming, Jeffrey ^a   Purdue, Gary F ^a   Hunt, John L ^a   O'Keefe, Grant E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn trauma; Multiple organ dysfunction; Organ failure; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0035087836     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200103000-00016     Document Type: Article

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