Systolic blood pressure is superior to other haemodynamic predictors of outcome in community acquired pneumonia

Thorax

Volumn 63, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 698-702

  Chalmers, J D ^a   Singanayagam, A ^a   Hill, A T ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CRB 65 SCORING SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INOTROPISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PULSE PRESSURE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 49149086800     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thx.2008.095562     Document Type: Article

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