Changes in severe accidental tetanus mortality in the ICU during two decades in Brazil

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 930-935

  Brauner, J ^a   Vieira, Rios S ^b   Bleck, T ^c,d  

^a HOSPITAL NOSSA SENHORA DA CONCEIÇÃO   (Brazil)

^b HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accidental tetanus; Tetanus; Tetanus mortality

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; SYMPTOM; TETANUS; ACCIDENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; BRAZIL; COHORT STUDIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TETANUS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036651361     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-002-1332-4     Document Type: Article

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