Surviving sepsis - But for how long?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 171-173

  Dodek, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; SEDATIVE AGENT;

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CLINICAL TRIALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 14944373100     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-004-2546-4     Document Type: Editorial

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