Multicenter study of the multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in intensive care units: The usefulness of Sequential Organ Failure Assessment scores in decision making

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 927-933

  Cabre L ^a   Mancebo, J ^b   Solsona, J F ^c   Saura, P ^d   Gich, I ^b   Blanch, L ^d   Carrasco, G ^a   Martin M C ^e  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b Hospital Sant Pau   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DE SABADELL   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL GENERAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Limiting life support; Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECORDING; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROC CURVE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPAIN;

EID: 21744462245     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-005-2640-2     Document Type: Article

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