A new prognostic scoring system for meningococcal septic shock in children: Comparison with three other scoring systems [2]

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 333-

  Kuppermann, Nathan ^a   Malley, Richard ^b   Huskins, W Charles ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; ALTEPLASE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BACTERICIDE;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LETTER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MORBIDITY; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPTIC SHOCK; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0346665616     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-002-1595-9     Document Type: Letter

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