An overview of sepsis

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 195-200

  Latto, Celeste ^a  

^a Celeste Latto RN   (United States)

Author keywords

Sepsis; Sepsis protocol; Septic shock; SIRS

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STANDARD;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; CRITICAL CARE; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS;

EID: 55249102204     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.DCC.0000325074.53508.c2     Document Type: Article

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