Acute acalculous cholecystitis in critically ill patients

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 986-991

  Laurila, Jouko ^a   Syrjala H ^a   Laurila, P A ^a   Saarnio, J ^a   Ala Kokko, T I ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acalculous cholecystitis; Intensive care; Mortality; Multiple organ failure; Sequential organ failure assessment

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; OPIATE; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ACALCULOUS CHOLECYSTITIS; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SEDATION; SEPSIS;

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NOREPINEPHRINE; PALPATION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 4544228974     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-5172.2004.00426.x     Document Type: Article

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