Systemic inflammatory response syndrome score and race as predictors of length of stay in the intensive care unit

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-346

  NeSmith, Elizabeth G ^a   Weinrich, Sally P ^a   Andrews, Jeannette O ^b   Medeiros, Regina S ^a   Hawkins, Michael L ^a   Weinrich, Martin ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349581496     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2009267     Document Type: Article

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