Prediction of mortality in adult emergency department patients with sepsis

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 254-258

  Vorwerk, C ^a   Loryman, B ^a   Coats, T J ^b   Stephenson, J A ^a   Gray, L D ^a   Reddy, G ^a   Florence, L ^d   Butler, N ^c  

^a LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c AIREDALE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS;

AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS;

EID: 64949188018     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.053298     Document Type: Article

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