Platelet count decline*: An early prognostic marker in critically III patients with prolonged ICU stays

Chest

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1735-1741

  Moreau, Delphine ^a   Timsit, Jean François ^b   Vesin, Aurélien ^b   Garrouste Orgeas, Maité ^c   De Lassence, Arnaud ^d   Zahar, Jean Ralph ^e   Adrie, Christophe ^f   Vincent, François ^g   Cohen, Yves ^g   Schlemmer, Benoît ^a   Azoulay, Elie ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Michallon Teaching Hospital   (France)

^c Hospital Saint Joseph   (France)

^d HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

^e HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^f Hôpital Jean de la Fontaine   (France)

^g AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

ICU; Mortality; Outcome; Platelet count; Severity score

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEQUENTIAL ORGAN FAILURE ASSESSMENT SCORE; SIMPLIFIED ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY SCORES II; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 34250834405     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.06-2233     Document Type: Article

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