Is C-reactive protein a good prognostic marker in septic patients?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 909-913

  Silvestre, Joana ^a   Povoa P ^a   Coelho, L ^a   Almeida, E ^b   Moreira, P ^b   Fernandes, A ^b   Mealha, R ^b   Sabino, H ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SÃO FRANCISCO XAVIER   (Portugal)

^b HOSPITAL GARCIA DE ORTA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Infection; Organ failure; Prognosis; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; APACHE; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 65549143743     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-009-1402-y     Document Type: Article

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