Combination of biphasic transmittance waveform with blood procalcitonin levels for diagnosis of sepsis in acutely ill patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1507-1512

  Zakariah, Ahmed N ^a   Cozzi, Simona M ^a   Van Nuffelen, Marc ^a   Clausi, Carla Maria ^a   Pradier, Olivier ^a   Vincent, Jean Louis ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Activated partial thromboplastin time; Outcome; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

PROCALCITONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS; WAVEFORM;

EID: 42949134900     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181709f19     Document Type: Article

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