The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) to identify infected patients in the emergency room

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1368-1371

  Jaimes, Fabián ^a   Garcés, Jenny ^a   Cuervo, Jorge ^a   Ramírez, Federico ^a   Ramírez, Jorge ^a   Vargas, Andrea ^a   Quintero, Claudia ^a   Ochoa, Jorge ^a   Tandioy, Fabio ^a   Zapata, Láder ^a   Estrada, Juan ^a   Yepes, Maria ^a   Leal, Hiulber ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Sensitivity; Sepsis; Systemic inflammatory response syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; ORGANIZATION; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 0041377872     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-003-1874-0     Document Type: Article

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